Eric Kandel on ‘What is Art for?’

The third investigation into 'What is Art for?' at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 12 May 2016.Presenting his case as part of the investigation, Eric Kandel was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2000 for his research on the physiological basis of memory storage in neurons. His book Reductionism in Art and Brain Sciences: Bridging the Two Cultures, on the processes of the brain and Abstract Expressionism, is about to be published.