Human Interest
Artists' brains differently wired than non-artists─── 12:15 Thu, 17 Apr 2014
London - Artists have structurally different brains compared with non-artists, a study has found. Participants' brain scans revealed that artists had increased neural matter in areas relating to fine motor movements and visual imagery.
The research, published in NeuroImage, suggests that an artist's talent could be innate. However, the reporters says training and environmental upbringing also play crucial roles in their ability. As in many areas of science, the exact interplay of nature and nurture remains unclear.
Participants completed drawing tasks and the team looked at the relationship between their performance in this task and their grey and white matter.
Those better at drawing had increased grey and white matter in the cerebellum and also in the supplementary motor area - both areas that are involved with fine motor control and performance of routine actions.
BBC