Your Brain on Art: How Does Light Influence Our Creation and Perception of Images?

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How does light help and inspire artists to create visual stories about places, moments, or experiences? What happens inside a person’s brain when he or she admires art? Do all people perceive the same thing when looking at a painting or photograph? Margaret Livingstone, professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, and photographer Sharon Harper, professor of visual art at Harvard, will explore these questions and illuminate the science and art behind seeing, perceiving, and creating images.

Free with museum admission, but registration is required. Currently at capacity.