The feeling of wonder as common between the sciences and the arts

The feeling of wonder as a commonality between the sciences and the arts 

Continuing the humanistic exploration of science and linking it to artistic disciplines, the feeling of wonder is something that connects these disciplines in many profound ways. At the beginning of my doctoral work, I remember attending a Society for Neuroscience (SfN) conference, and listening to a lecture on how experiences change the brain in a physical way. I went on to study this process of synaptic plasticity in epilepsy, and the feeling of amazement of these physical, observable changes in the brain continued to be a source of inspiration. 
In Bharatanatyam too, we evoke and portray the sense of wonder or awe through the rasa (emotion) called adbhuta. In my creative aging sessions, we talk about things that have caused wonder, and the responses include witnessing the birth of a child or a grandchild, seeing the ocean or the Grand Canyon for the first time, the realization that red and blue make purple, and even (seemingly) mundane experiences such as waking up each morning! 

How does the sense of wonder manifest in your scientific and artistic lives?!​

Another response was "the devoted, tender love of a ferocious animal for its children is awesome. Like a lioness for her cubs.." Is instinct wonderful? 

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