Are art and science separated by an unbridgeable divide? Can they find common ground? In this new book, neuroscientist Eric R.
Kandel illustrates how reductionism--the distillation of larger scientific or aesthetic concepts into smaller, more tractable components--has been used by scientists.
Kandel, whose remarkable scientific career and deep interest in art give him a unique perspective, demonstrates how science can inform the way we experience a work of art and seek to understand its meaning.
Are art and science separated by an unbridgeable divide? Can they find common ground? In this new book, neuroscientist Eric R