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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.

And I'm Sam.

Would you say you're artistic, Sam? Can you draw or paint? Do you dance or play music?

I play the piano a bit. Yes, I'd say I'm quite artistic. How about you, Neil?

Well, if you count playing football as artistic, then yes, but basically no, I can't paint.

We've been wondering why artistic ability comes more naturally to some people than others.

So in this programme, we'll be asking, are artist brains different?

We'll hear two expert opinions, and as usual, we'll learn some useful new vocabulary as well.

So what do you think, Neil? Are artist brains different from other people's?

I'm not sure, Sam, but it's true that many artists behave differently, often in very strange ways.

For example, did you know that Michelangelo worked so hard he never took a bath,

or that guitar legend Jimmy Hendrix once set fire to his guitar on stage?

We'll hear more about the artist's brain soon, but first I have a question for you.

As you said, artistic ability comes naturally to some people, including the famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Mozart was considered a child prodigy, a young child with very great musical talent.

So how old was Mozart when he composed his first piece of music?

Was he A, 5 years old, B, 10 years old, or C, 15 years old?

I guess he was A, 5 years old.

Okay, Sam, I'll reveal the answer later in the program.

If artist brains are different, it could mean they see the world in unusual ways.

Dr. Rebecca Chamberlain is a researcher in the neuroscience of art.

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