Neuroscientists reveal the secret brain effect behind the allure of the "Girl With The Pearl Earring"
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Admiring a painting live in a museum has ten times more impact on the brain than looking at a reproduction of a work. This is evident from research commissioned by the Mauritshuis and published on Wednesday. The 'real' painting of the famous Girl with a Pearl Earring in particular evoked a strong emotional response from the people who participated in the research.
"We expected the young woman in the painting to be considered special. But the reason surprised us too," said Martin De Munnik, from the research company Neurensics, which conducted the study on the secret behind the work exhibited at a museum in The Hague. Scientists believe they have deciphered the secret behind the famous painting "Girl with a pearl earring" by the painter Johannes Vermeer, after measuring the effect this work of art has on t…
Researchers have learned how the human brain reacts to the “Girl with the Pearl Earring”.
According to neurologists, deciphering is the phenomenon of the "attention loop", due to which you simply have to watch the girl when you want to, when you don't.
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