Artistic expressions born of brain disorders

Artist Katherine Sherwood was just 44 when a hemorrhage in her brain's left hemisphere paralyzed the right side of her body, making it extremely difficult for the UC Berkeley professor to speak. It forever changed her artwork.

Artist Katherine Sherwood was just 44 when a hemorrhage in her brain’s left hemisphere paralyzed the right side of her body, making it extremely difficult for the UC Berkeley professor to speak. It forever changed her artwork. (Dave Getzschman / For The Times)

March 15, 2014 7:43 PM PT

Many people who have suffered brain damage turn to creating art. Researchers are studying them to help unravel how the brain works.

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