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Why is it that great works of art seem to have a universal appeal, transcending cultural and geographic boundaries? V.S. Ramachandran, director of UCSD's Center for Brain and Cognition has studied how the brain perceives works of art and thinks he may know the answer to this intriguing question. Series: "40/40 Vision Lectures (UCSD Faculty Lecture Series)" [11/2000] [Science] [Show ID: 5224]

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