Why our brains seek out sadness. Brain scientists agree. MRI studies have found that sad music activates brain areas involved in emotion, as well as areas involved in pleasure.

Why are humans attracted to art that combines sadness and beauty? A brain scientist says sadness has benefits like helping elicit empathy and purging negative emotion. Sadness is more than just a ...

A new study published in the journal Cognitive Science helps explain why people often find themselves drawn to sad art forms ...

Across two studies, people reported feeling both sadness and pleasure when viewing emotionally difficult art. These feelings were closely tied to a sense of being moved and finding the experience ...

Source: David S. Soriano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Emotion, in particular sadness, has played an important role in art and music throughout human history and across human cultures ...

People seek out art and music that combine sadness and beauty. Scientists and artists say there's good reason why we're drawn to it. Why beautiful sadness — in music, in art — evokes a special ...

And sorrowful art can bring solace. "When I'm sad and I listen to Elliott Smith, I feel less alone," Sachs says. "I feel like he understands what I'm going through." 'It makes me feel human' ...

People seek out art and music that combine sadness and beauty. Scientists and artists say there's good reason why we're drawn to it. Why beautiful sadness — in music, in art — evokes a special ...

Why beautiful sadness — in music, in art — evokes a special pleasure. Jon Hamilton Sep. 08, 2023. Listen 5 min MORE This image shows the painting "Ophelia," by John Everett Millais (1829-1896).