Douglas Eby [M.A. / Psychology] is author of the main site Talent Development Resources, and is a writer and researcher in the areas of gifted adults and the psychology of creativity and personal growth.
Photorealist painting is one form of creative expression that demands a high degree of technical prowess and attention to detail. A recent CNN article on “sensory processing sensitivity” reports that people with this trait “tended to have more brain activity in the high-order visual processing regions.” Here is the article: