Stephen Wiltshire is an artist who draws and paints detailed cityscapes. He has a particular talent for drawing lifelike, accurate representations of cities, sometimes after having only observed them briefly. He was awarded an MBE for services to the art world in 2006. He studied Fine Art at City & Guilds Art College. His work is popular all over the world, and is held in a number of important collections.
The human brain represents 3% of the body’s weight, yet it uses 20% of it’s energy. The brain contains tens of billions of neurons, an enormous amount comparable to the number of stars in the Milky Way. But how much do we really know about our most complex asset? And more importantly – what’s still left to figure out?