Stimulating Your Brain to Appreciate Art (Now Why Can’t They Do This for Product Design?) , by Christie Nicholson

Over the last five years brain research has rapidly developed technologies for influencing and changing our thoughts, perceptions and feelings. The new field of optogenetics, for example, has proven that light delivered via fiber optics into the brain can change the behavior of individual neurons and may one day help those suffering from Parkinson’s, depression or other brain disorders. And most recently, researchers have used brain stimulation to increase one’s appreciation and enjoyment of art