The Neurobiology of Painting

A collection of articles exploring the neurobiology of painting.

Presenting a basis for the interaction of the brain and nervous system with painting, music, and literature, this book offers a discussion of art from facets such as anatomy, migraine, illusion and evolutionary biology. It explores the effects of brain disorders and trauma on artist, with a chapter on Frida Kahlo and her spinal cord injury.The book presents a basis for the interaction of the brain and nervous system with painting, music and literature, and a discussion of art from multiple facets – such as anatomy, migraine, illusion and evolutionary biology. The book explores several aspects of the neurobiology of painting, including evolutionary neurobiology, sensation vs. perception, the visual brain and how the mind works, and also explores the affects of brain disorders and trauma on artist, with a concluding chapter on Frida Kahlo and the spinal cord injury that influenced her painting.