art questions

Something cool about the Oakland Museum of California is all the sketchbooks set out--each sketchbook has some words at the beginning including a question that you are supposed to answer. Some people ignored the questions. They were great to read! Especially what kids said, like "This is boring." Surprisingly, I didn't see any profanity. I remember one of the questions in front of a political art was something like, "Do you think political art belongs in museums?"

My question for Erik this morning is, "Does seeing art have a lasting effect on your brain, or only in the moment?" I hope the effect is lasting.