That is the conclusion of the experiment came to a team of British scientists

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
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Source: telegraph.co.uk

edition Telegraph reported that in Britain recently hosted an experiment in which guinea showed different reproductions of genuine and fake pictures and at the same time did encephalogram brain. Although the subjects themselves could not distinguish a fake from the original papers, tips, which gave them the scientists in the experiment, changed the perception of a product of his participants and their reaction to the brain seen images.

The experiment involved fourteen subjects who showed a genuine scientists portraits by Rembrandt or their skilful imitation. When scientists say that the real work, the subjects increased activity in the area of ​​the brain responsible for pleasure (as it is activated during use of good food or winning the game). When the leaders of the experiment claimed that the picture is fake, the subjects activated a different area of ​​the brain: they began to analyze what he saw and tried to understand what led scholars to this conclusion.

results of the study this week were published in "New Horizons of Neurology» («Frontiers in Human Neuroscience») . The study once again showed that by imposing aesthetic judgments, we are influenced by many factors, including the influence of public opinion, and that the evaluation of works of art involve different areas of the brain.

Martin Kemp (Martin Kemp), professor emeritus of art history at Oxford University, one of the organizers of the experiment, said of his results: "It's always nice to think that this is a true work of art. Our research has shown that we perceive art is irrational, and that even when we are not able to distinguish a fake from the original, knowing that the picture was created by famous painter, compels us to react to a very special way ».

Prepared by Mary Estrova, AI

Source : artinvestment.ru