Cultural differences may affect brain's wiring

On Denise Park's office wall is a lovely Asian painting, kind of a market scene in what looks to be a village square.

The piece is colorful and filled with interesting aspects. What it lacks is a central object or subject that grabs the attention right off, a feature so common in Western art, from still life bowls of fruit to the farm couple in "American Gothic."

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