Semir Zeki

UCL neuroscientist and founding father of the study of Neuroesthetics, Semir Zeki is the author of Inner Vision and Splendours of the Brain. His awards include the Minerva Foundation Prize and the Koestler Prize.

UCL neuroscientist and founding father of the study of Neuroesthetics, Semir Zeki is the author of Inner Vision and Splendours of the Brain. His awards include the Minerva Foundation Prize and the Koestler Prize.

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