Medial prefrontal cortex involvement in aesthetic appreciation of paintings: a tDCS study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10339-019-00936-9
Abstract: Among the brain regions involved in the aesthetic evaluation of paintings, the prefrontal cortex seems to play a pivotal role. In particular, consistent neuroimaging evidence indicates that activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (mainly in… read more here.
Keywords: cortex involvement; aesthetic appreciation; cortex; involvement aesthetic ... See more keywords
On the relation between perceived stability and aesthetic appreciation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2020.103082
Abstract: Perceived stability is an important feature of pictures with respect to their aesthetic appreciation. Pictures whose composition is perceived as stable are usually liked more than those with unstable arrangements. However, there are exceptions. In… read more here.
Keywords: aesthetic appreciation; relation perceived; perceived stability; appreciation ... See more keywords
Aesthetic appreciation of musical intervals enhances behavioural and neurophysiological indexes of attentional engagement and motor inhibition
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55131-9
Abstract: From Kant to current perspectives in neuroaesthetics, the experience of beauty has been described as disinterested, i.e. focusing on the stimulus perceptual features while neglecting self-referred concerns. At a neurophysiological level, some indirect evidence suggests… read more here.
Keywords: attentional engagement; aesthetic appreciation; indexes attentional; inhibition ... See more keywords
Functions and the Aesthetics of Technical Artefacts
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DOI: 10.1163/18756735-000058
Abstract: In this paper, it is examined to what extent functions, as analysed in the philosophy of technical artefacts, can serve a role in explaining the aesthetic appreciation of these objects. The main conclusion is that,… read more here.
Keywords: functions aesthetics; aesthetic appreciation; philosophy; technical artefacts ... See more keywords
‘When hunger makes everything better looking!’: The effect of hunger on the aesthetic appreciation of human bodies, faces and objects
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DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-00807-7
Abstract: Background Research evidence suggests that physiological state of hunger might affect preference for female body weight, such that hungrier, compared to satiate, men prefer heavier body weight and rate as more attractive heavier female figures.… read more here.
Keywords: body; hunger; faces objects; aesthetic appreciation ... See more keywords
The Order & Complexity Toolbox for Aesthetics (OCTA): A systematic approach to study the relations between order, complexity, and aesthetic appreciation.
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DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/2bu8a
Abstract: Do individuals prefer stimuli that are ordered or disordered, simple or complex, or that strike the right balance of order and complexity? Earlier research mainly focused on the separate influence of order and complexity on… read more here.
Keywords: aesthetic appreciation; order complexity; order; complexity aesthetic ... See more keywords