After spending more than 25 years in the creative arts — as an artist, designer, filmmaker, educator, and storyteller — I've come to believe that great content has very little to do with technology. The creators whose work stays with us understand something far more important: people. Neuroscience, psychology, and art help explain why some … Continue reading The Brain Behind Great Content
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Neurocinema: The Brain Behind the Screen
Neurocinema is the study of how films affect our brain — how they grab our attention, trigger our emotions, and stay in our memory long after the movie ends. Using two popular films as an example, this blog post breaks down, in plain language, why certain films feel less like entertainment and more like an … Continue reading Neurocinema: The Brain Behind the Screen
Dhurandhar: The Neuroscience and Psychology of Storytelling
Introduction I'm not a film critic. I'm a student of neuroscience, psychology, storytelling, and human behaviour. So rather than evaluating the film as cinema, I found myself asking a different question: Why did it connect so strongly with audiences? Action sequences, visual effects, marketing campaigns, or star power alone can't explain its success. Those elements … Continue reading Dhurandhar: The Neuroscience and Psychology of Storytelling