Reductionism in art and brain science: bridging the two cultures

Are art and science separated by an unbridgeable divide?

Can they find common ground? In this new book, neuroscientist Eric R. 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.

Captivating drawings of the brain sit alongside reproductions of modern masterpieces drawing out the common concerns of art and science.