"Art works because it appeals to certain faculties of the mind. Music depends on details of the auditory system, painting and sculpture on the visual system. Poetry and literature depend on language."
- Steven PinkerRenowned Harvard University linguist and cognitive psychologist Steven Pinker provides a perceptive viewpoint on the ways in which various artistic mediums relate to particular facets of human perception and comprehension. According to his perspective, every form of artistic expression draws on dist…