Why artists are different

Follow John Maeda on Twitter. Already a subscriber? Sign in. Thanks for reading Scientific American. Create your free account or Sign in to continue. See Subscription Options. Go Paperless with Digital. Get smart. Sign up for our email newsletter. Sign Up. Read More Previous. Rebecca Chamberlain at KU Leuven. Ellen Winner - Psychology - Boston College. Alice Shirley artist. Image source, Spl. Brain scans revealed artists have more grey matter in parts of their brains.

Image source, Alice Shirley. One artist who has practised for many years is Alice Shirley - here is a detail of her Giant Lobster. A changing brain. No 'right' side. Published 3 December Published 17 February Published 27 September Published 14 August Additionally, in our November Big C study, we reported that visual artists had more unusual perceptions, odd speech and more socially divergent tendencies, while our scientists were more likely to be married with beliefs that aligned with the smart controls.

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