Can you separate the art from the artist? A new study shows our brains do it automatically: when a beloved creator falls from grace, memory performs "moral surgery," downgrading the person while protecting nostalgic memories of their art.
Can you separate the art from the artist? A new study shows our brains do it automatically: when a beloved creator falls from grace, memory performs "moral surgery," downgrading the person while protecting nostalgic memories of their art.