Prof. Helmut Leder (General Psychology - Psychology of Empirical Aesthetics/EVA-Lab) was part of the podium. He says, "In the individual world, art has a positive effect and make that person's life better." In addition, research in Alzheimer's patients shows that the aesthetic feeling remains almost stable.
Pictures and more information see the Science Talk Reportage on the website of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research.