How your brain decides what is beautiful

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August 8, 2017 Today's TED Talk How your brain decides what is beautiful 14:47 minutes · TEDMED 2016 Anjan Chatterjee uses tools from evolutionary psychology and cognitive neuroscience to study one of nature's most captivating concepts: beauty. Learn more about the science behind why certain configurations of line, color and form excite us in this fascinating, deep look inside your brain. Watch now »   Playlist of the Day How does my brain work? How exactly does the brain -- a 3-pound snarl of nervous tissue -- create inspired inventions, the feeling of hunger, the experience of beauty, the sense of self? Researchers at the edge of science explain ... Watch » 15 talks · Total run time 3:28:33 NEW ON IDEAS.TED.COM The fascinating reason that children write letters backwards Hint: it has something to do with why we believe the earth is flat until we’re taught otherwise in school. Neuroscientist Mariano Sigman explains how the process of learning involves a certain amount of un-learning what we intuitively know. Read more »   Download the TED app

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