Neuroaesthetics: The Science of Why Art Moves Us (Encore Episode)

Send us Fan Mail Read the companion article on Substack Most people never stop to question why a sunset moves them to tears or why certain music seems to bypass their rational mind entirely. We accept these experiences as just part of being human. But in 2001, neuroscientist Samir Zeki posed a revolutionary question: what if these responses aren't simply subjective whims but are rooted in universal patterns of brain activity? His timing was perfect. The early 2000s saw an explosion of brain i...