On the one hand, neuroaestheticians talk about how the structure of the brain determines our range of available aesthetic experiences: for instance, we rely on our color vision to appreciate a ...

Today, related studies depend on increasingly sophisticated brain-imaging techniques ... says that neuro­aesthetics undoubtedly “enriches our understanding of human aesthetic experience.” ...

THE BASICS The results revealed that the aesthetic orientation was correlated with activation in the bilateral anterior insula — a region of the brain implicated in the experience of emotion.

Collectors collect art, which, in turn, serves as a powerful catalyst for enhancing brain function and mental health. Here, I explore the mechanisms that underlie this process, supported by ...

These reactions are known as frissons—an aesthetic chill also sometimes called ... To investigate what happens in the brain during the chills, a group of researchers from Harvard and Wesleyan ...

Now, a new book, Your Brain on Art, by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross, helps explain why that might be the case. By focusing in on the science of “neuroaesthetics”—how our brains respond to aesthetic and ...