“A big part of what happens when you interact with a piece of artwork, or when you find something aesthetically pleasing, is that there is an aha! moment where you feel like you’ve seen the world in a new way,” Ed explains. “Or, as a maker of art, you’ve been able to look at a problem in a new way because art has enabled you to express things that

We're drawn to artwork that subtly deviates from our predictions of the world—“Too much prediction error is unpleasant or even disturbing; none or too little is boring"--and new art movements may emerge as our predictions adjust to (and get bored with) the new images around us. (We initially reject cutting-edge art because it's too far afield from

The DMN is a filter for what you think is beautiful or not beautiful, memorable or not, meaningful or not, and it’s what helps to make the arts and aesthetics a very personal experience for each of us.