Episode

Tamar Torrance: What our brains are doing when we're looking at art

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Culture 101
Published
May 10, 2026
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1444
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Summary

Tamar Torrence is three years into a PhD in neuroaesthetics at the University of Auckland, studying what happens neurologically when people have peak experiences with art.