For centuries,the Girl with a Pearl Earring, has captured the fascination of audiences worldwide. The painting, created by ...

Art moves us emotionally, and it is a source of meaning. We are in awe standing in the Altamira caves admiring paintings made more than 35,000 years ago, and cannot help but wonder about their ...

It’s a phenomenon also known as “closure,” the Gestalt psychological principle in which the brain tries to complete a shape that is incomplete. American Gothic , Grant Wood, 1930 (left ...

DURHAM, N.C. – A simple shift from a high-pressure mindset to a curious one improves people’s memory. New research from Duke found that people who imagined being a thief scouting a virtual art museum ...