Are artistic brains different?

Are artistic brains different? - 6 Minute English

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Does the brain of people with artistic abilities work differently from those who can't paint, draw or play any instrument? Sam and Neil talk about Mozart and teach you related vocabulary.
This week's question
Amadeus Mozart was considered a child prodigy - a young child with very great musical talent. So, how old was Mozart when he composed his first piece of music?
a) five years old
b) ten years old
c) fifteen years old
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
Vocabulary
child prodigy
a young child with very great talent and ability in something
processing
making sense of the information your brain receives about the external world
gist
general, overall understanding of something, without the detail
tips
useful pieces of advice about how to do something
blown away
(informal) very impressed or pleasantly surprised by something
trainable
(US) capable of being taught or trained
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@yiufafa3005 Жыл бұрын

it is not good

@ElenaRoche Күн бұрын

Is this a joke? One opinion is from a scientist, the other from a self-taught artist whose artwork we can't evaluate because no full name is given. How about you talk to properly trained artists (several) and scientists who do brain scans, data analysis, etc. It is pretty clear that really good artists' brains are different in how they process visual info.

@shaymaaalhabib5638 Жыл бұрын

I'm always engrossed in BBC topics. Happy teacher's day by the way.

@huajie666liu8 Жыл бұрын

I agree. This is a very debatable topic. People have mainly two types of opinion about it. It is more like the debate of nature or nurture. But I believe it really depends on individuals. You know, the fathers of Mozart and Picasso both knew arts. So this DNA and also the environment together greatly contributed to their successes in the very young age. So, they both had the nature and the nurture elements. Thus, they were who they were. For many people, either we lack one factor, or the other. It is those who luckily have both at the same time and then become prodigies and successful personalities later on in their careers. So, I believe their brains are different with ours! 😃