Huffpost Arts
You might be guilty of categorizing artists as “right-brained” thinkers who lean on that particular hemisphere of the brain for creativity. But a new study published last month claims overall brain “structure” is a better distinguishing factor between artists and their non-artist counterparts.
“Drawing on the right side of the brain: A voxel-based morphometry analysis of observational drawing” asserts that artists may have increased neural matter in the parts of their brains that deal with visual perception, spatial navigation and fine motor skills. The increased amounts of grey and white matter occur on both sides of the brain, a fact that could help put to rest the idea of a right/left brain distinction being linked to creativity.
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