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

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Podcast: [Culture 101](https://stenobird.com/podcast/culture-101-6608135)
Published: 2026-05-10T02:32:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/culture-101/audio/2019034407/tamar-torrance-what-our-brains-are-doing-when-we-re-looking-at-art
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## Resource

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.

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