We always thought beauty was in the eye of the beholder, but a new study suggests that when it comes to beauty, men see the whole picture, while women notice the details.

Scientists monitored the brain activity of 10 women and 10 men who were shown images of "varying beauty," including a Francisco Pradilla Ortiz painted landscape of Capri. *The Guardian reports:* "Men's brains became more active only on the right hand side when they saw a beautiful picture, while women's brains showed greater activity on both sides, scientists at San Carlos Clinical hospital in Madrid found."

The researchers hypothesize that this distinction is linked to differences in how the genders handle spatial information.

We, on the other hand, think it may have something to do with the fact that our girlfriends can spot a Manolo a mile away, but our boyfriends see nothing more than a black shoe.