Abstract:BackgroundArt is a characteristic of mankind, which requires superior central nervous processing and integration of motor functions with visual information. At the present time, a significant amount of information related to neurobiological basis of artistic creation has been derived from neuro-radiological cognitive studies, which have revealed that subsequent to tissue destruction, the artists continue to create art. The current study aims to review the most important cases of visual artists with stroke and … Show more
“…A recent comprehensive evaluation of artists who had suffered a cerebral stroke indicates that, often after the acute event, the artists would develop an alternative mode of creation, with or without recovery of their style. From a clinical neurological perspective, changing of an artist's style after stroke represents an adaptive mechanism allowing communication of the patients with their environment [17]. The artwork of these artists is characterized initially by a unilateral nonrepresentation as a result of a unilateral neurological neglect determined by focal stroke destruction on the same side.…”
Recent investigational studies have indicated that fronto-orbital, temporal and parietal lobes have a decisive role in artistic creation and personal identification of "beauty" in painting. Moreover, visual artistic work and preferences could be modified by central nervous system diseases or external stimuli such as transcranial magnetic stimulation. Both creation and preferences would depend on prior art education and sociocultural norms. However, the superior activity of the brain remains of paramount importance in production and evaluation of paintings regardless of the style, representational or abstract. Therefore, redefinition of art by neuroaesthetic principles will create a better communication between the public and the artists.
“…A recent comprehensive evaluation of artists who had suffered a cerebral stroke indicates that, often after the acute event, the artists would develop an alternative mode of creation, with or without recovery of their style. From a clinical neurological perspective, changing of an artist's style after stroke represents an adaptive mechanism allowing communication of the patients with their environment [17]. The artwork of these artists is characterized initially by a unilateral nonrepresentation as a result of a unilateral neurological neglect determined by focal stroke destruction on the same side.…”
Recent investigational studies have indicated that fronto-orbital, temporal and parietal lobes have a decisive role in artistic creation and personal identification of "beauty" in painting. Moreover, visual artistic work and preferences could be modified by central nervous system diseases or external stimuli such as transcranial magnetic stimulation. Both creation and preferences would depend on prior art education and sociocultural norms. However, the superior activity of the brain remains of paramount importance in production and evaluation of paintings regardless of the style, representational or abstract. Therefore, redefinition of art by neuroaesthetic principles will create a better communication between the public and the artists.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.