Looking at an artistic masterpiece such as a Constable, Botticelli or Turner can give you the same pleasure as being in love, research has found. Professor Semir Zeki scanned the brains of volunteers ...

AHMEDABAD: Can experience of beauty be measured? 'Yes' was the answer that Professor of Neurobiologist at University College London, UK, Semir Zeki had to this subjective question. AHMEDABAD: Can ...

Semir Zeki, Professor of Neuroesthetics at University College, London, was in Hyderabad to speak about a deep connection between the beauty as perceived by a human brain and the truth about universe ...

People who appreciate the beauty of mathematics activate the same part of their brain when they look at aesthetically pleasing formula as others do when appreciating art or music, suggesting that ...

One of the world's leading neuroscientists is to search for the neural and biological basis for creativity, beauty and love after receiving over £1 million from the Wellcome Trust, the UK's largest ...

Perhaps you can fall in love with a piece of art, after all. Research by Semir Zeki, Professor of Neuroesthetics at University College London shows that the viewing of a great piece of art creates the ...

Acclaimed neuroscientist Semir Zeki pioneered the field of neuroesthetics to probe the biological basis of the aesthetic experience, art, literature, love and beauty. He thinks scientists have lots to ...

A region at the front of the brain 'lights up' when we experience beauty in a piece of art or a musical excerpt, according to new research. The study goes some way to supporting the views of David ...

Splendours and Miseries of the Brain by Semir Zeki 234pp, Wiley/Blackwell, £16.99 Accidental Mind: How Brain Evolution Has Given Us Love, Memory, Dreams, and God by David J Linden 276pp, Harvard, ...