Can art promote understanding? A review of the psychology and neuroscience of aesthetic cognitivism DOI
Alexander P. Christensen, Eileen R. Cardillo, Anjan Chatterjee

et al.

Published: Nov. 15, 2021

Art promotes knowledge and understanding. Philosophers have debated this proposition, which is referred to as aesthetic cognitivism. Despite its intuitive appeal, few empirical investigations tested the validity of claim. In our review, we outline philosophical arguments for against Then, discuss how aesthetics neuroscience can contribute conversations about cognitivism, with a focus on visual art. We propose that engagement necessary acquire new understanding, describe motivational states associated engagement, posit who most likely experience these engage conclude discussion cognitivism might be measured modeled. By grounding in aesthetics, researchers construct testable hypotheses art’s role promoting

Language: Английский

Can art promote understanding? A review of the psychology and neuroscience of aesthetic cognitivism. DOI
Alexander P. Christensen, Eileen R. Cardillo, Anjan Chatterjee

et al.

Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 12, 2023

Aesthetic cognitivism refers to the proposition that art promotes knowledge and understanding.Despite its intuitive appeal, few empirical investigations have tested validity of this philosophical claim.In our review, we outline prior arguments for against aesthetic cognitivism.Then, with a focus on visual art, discuss how aesthetics neuroscience can contribute conversations about cognitivism.We propose engagement is necessary acquire new understanding, describe motivational states associated learning, posit who most likely experience these gain understanding from art.Throughout paper, how, when, what derived might be measured modeled.By grounding in aesthetics, researchers generate test hypotheses art's role promoting understanding.

Language: Английский

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How universal is preference for visual curvature? A systematic review and meta‐analysis DOI
Erick G. Chuquichambi, Oshin Vartanian, Martin Skov

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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 1518(1), P. 151 - 165

Published: Oct. 26, 2022

Abstract Evidence dating back a century shows that humans are sensitive to and exhibit preference for visual curvature. This effect has been observed in different age groups, human cultures, primate species, suggesting curvature could be universal. At the same time, several studies have found is modulated by contextual individual factors, casting doubt on this hypothesis. To resolve these conflicting findings, we conducted systematic meta‐analysis of investigated Our included 61 which provided 106 independent samples 309 sizes. The results three‐level random effects model revealed Hedges’ g 0.39—consistent with medium size. Further analyses moderated four factors: presentation stimulus type, expertise, task. Together, our suggest reliable but not universal phenomenon influenced factors other than perceptual information.

Language: Английский

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Individual differences in sensitivity to taste-shape crossmodal correspondences DOI Creative Commons
Erick G. Chuquichambi, Enric Munar, Charles Spence

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Food Quality and Preference, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 115, P. 105110 - 105110

Published: Jan. 20, 2024

People generally associate curved and symmetrical shapes with sweetness, while associating angular asymmetrical the other basic tastes (e.g., sour, bitter). However, these group-level taste-shape correspondences likely conceal important variation at an individual-level. We examined extent to which individuals vary in their sensitivity crossmodal correspondence between curvature symmetry, on one hand, five taste qualities (sweet, bitter, salty, umami), other. In Experiment 1, participants matched (curved vs. angular, asymmetrical) words. 2, performed a similar task, though this time using actual tastants. Given that people differ hedonic experience of such tastes, we also measured participants’ liking for each shape separately. The results replicate general curved-sweet symmetrical-sweet stimuli. Furthermore, tended match sour bitter coexist alongside substantial level individual. While some consistently specific stimuli, others or else did not show correspondences. Liking stimuli was higher than differed considerably visual features affected liking. Overall, our findings highlight individual differences are associated degree like tastes.

Language: Английский

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The sensory valuation account of aesthetic experience DOI
Marcos Nadal, Martin Skov

Nature Reviews Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4(1), P. 49 - 63

Published: Nov. 28, 2024

Language: Английский

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Aberrant white matter structural connectivity of nucleus accumbens in patients with major depressive disorder: A probabilistic fibre tracing study DOI
Xuan Zhao,

Zebin Fan,

Q Yin

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Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Machine learning revealed symbolism, emotionality, and imaginativeness as primary predictors of creativity evaluations of western art paintings DOI Creative Commons
Blanca T. M. Spee, Jan Mikuni, Helmut Leder

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Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: Aug. 10, 2023

Creativity is a compelling yet elusive phenomenon, especially when manifested in visual art, where its evaluation often subjective and complex process. Understanding how individuals judge creativity art particularly intriguing question. Conventional linear approaches fail to capture the intricate nature of human behavior underlying such judgments. Therefore, this study, we employed interpretable machine learning probe associations between 17 art-attributes judgments across diverse range artworks. A cohort 78 non-art expert participants assessed 54 artworks varying styles motifs. The applied Random Forests regressor models accounted for 30% variability given our set art-attributes. Our analyses revealed symbolism, emotionality, imaginativeness as primary attributes influencing Abstractness, valence, complexity also had an impact, albeit lesser degree. Notably, observed non-linearity relationship art-attribute scores judgments, indicating that changes did not consistently correspond Employing statistical learning, investigation presents first attribute-integrating quantitative model factors contribute among novice raters. research represents significant stride forward building groundwork causal future investigations offering implications practical applications. Beyond enhancing comprehension interplay specificity used evaluating creativity, work introduces innovative approach field judgment.

Language: Английский

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Modelling individual aesthetic judgements over time DOI
Aenne Brielmann, Max Berentelg, Peter Dayan

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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 379(1895)

Published: Dec. 18, 2023

Listening to music, watching a sunset-many sensory experiences are valuable us, degree that differs significantly between individuals, and within an individual over time. We have theorized (Brielmann & Dayan 2022

Language: Английский

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Musical anhedonia, timbre, and the rewards of music listening DOI Creative Commons
Nicholas Kathios, Aniruddh D. Patel, Psyche Loui

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Cognition, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 243, P. 105672 - 105672

Published: Dec. 12, 2023

Language: Английский

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The Role of Art Expertise and Symmetry on Facial Aesthetic Preferences DOI Open Access
Luis Carlos Pereira Monteiro, Victória Elmira Ferreira do Nascimento,

Amanda Carvalho da Silva

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Symmetry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(2), P. 423 - 423

Published: Feb. 20, 2022

Humans, like other species, have a preference for symmetrical visual stimuli, that is influenced by factors such as age, sex, and artistic training. In particular, training seems to decrease the rejection of asymmetry in abstract stimuli. However, it not known whether same trend would be observed relation concrete stimuli human faces. this article, we investigated role expertise arts, music, dance, perceived beauty attractiveness faces with different asymmetries. With objective, 100 photographs degrees were evaluated 116 participants levels art expertise. Expertise arts dance was associated extent which facial ratings assigned The greater more indifferent participant evaluate beauty. effect found music neither ratings. These findings are important help understand how face aesthetic evaluation modified difference between evaluations.

Language: Английский

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Defensive emotions and evaluative judgements: Sensitivity to anger and fear predicts moral judgements, whereas sensitivity to disgust predicts aesthetic judgements DOI Creative Commons
Alejandro Dorado, Martin Skov, Jaume Rosselló

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British Journal of Psychology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 114(1), P. 1 - 20

Published: Aug. 15, 2022

Aesthetic and moral evaluations engage appetitive defensive emotions. While the role played by pleasure in positive aesthetic judgements has been extensively researched, little is known about how emotions influence negative judgements. Specifically, it unknown which such tap into, whether both kinds of judgement share a common emotional root. Here, we investigated participants' individual sensitivity to disgust, fear, anger sadness predicted subjective stimuli. Bayesian modelling revealed that participants who were more sensitive fear found conventional transgressions wrong. In contrast, disgust disliked asymmetrical geometric patterns untidy rooms more. These findings suggest multiple emotions, not just they may rely on different as part their computational mechanism.

Language: Английский

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