Portraits of Artists: Emergence of Visual Creativity in Dementia

As a uniquely human talent that has evolved from prehistoric cave paintings, art draws on many brain areas responsible for various cognitive processes. The pattern of degeneration in dementia leads to predictable changes in art. The visuospatial deficits in Alzheimer disease lead to less precision a...

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Published inArchives of neurology (Chicago) Vol. 61; no. 6; pp. 842 - 844
Main Authors Miller, Bruce L, Hou, Craig E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, IL American Medical Association 01.06.2004
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Creativity
Dementia
Dementia - pathology
Dementia - psychology
Dementia - rehabilitation
Humans
Medical sciences
Medicine in the Arts
Neurology
Paintings - psychology
Visual Perception - physiology
Artist
Nervous system diseases
Creativity
Emergence
Dementia
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Summary:As a uniquely human talent that has evolved from prehistoric cave paintings, art draws on many brain areas responsible for various cognitive processes. The pattern of degeneration in dementia leads to predictable changes in art. The visuospatial deficits in Alzheimer disease lead to less precision and attention to spatial relationships. In some cases of frontotemporal dementia, artistic creativity appears anew as the disease develops. The artwork is approached in a compulsive manner and is often realistic or surrealistic in style. Art in the context of dementia provides a unique window into the cognitive processes of various brain regions and an opportunity for rehabilitation.Arch Neurol. 2004;61:842-844-->
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ISSN:0003-9942
2168-6149
1538-3687
2168-6157
DOI:10.1001/archneur.61.6.842