Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Empirical Studies of the Arts |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 220-248 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| ISSN | 0276-2374 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- Aesthetic appreciation
- Reward
- Sensory valuation
- Preference
- Aesthetic judgment
- Neuroaesthetics
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Aesthetic Appreciation : The View from Neuroimaging. / Skov, Martin.
In: Empirical Studies of the Arts, Vol. 37, No. 2, 07.2019, p. 220-248.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Aesthetic Appreciation
T2 - The View from Neuroimaging
AU - Skov, Martin
PY - 2019/7
Y1 - 2019/7
N2 - Our understanding of aesthetic appreciation has undergone a profound change during the past 20 years, as a result of the ability to study the human brain through neuroimaging. A number of findings cast into doubt important tenets of previous theories and models. Specifically, neuroscientific evidence suggests that aesthetic appreciation is not a distinct neurobiological process assessing certain objects, but a general system, centered on the mesolimbic reward circuit, for assessing the hedonic value of any sensory object. Furthermore, neuroscientific research also makes it clear that hedonic values are not determined solely by object properties, but subject to a range of object-extrinsic modulatory factors. This article reviews these findings and discusses how they demand a new experimental approach to aesthetic appreciation.
AB - Our understanding of aesthetic appreciation has undergone a profound change during the past 20 years, as a result of the ability to study the human brain through neuroimaging. A number of findings cast into doubt important tenets of previous theories and models. Specifically, neuroscientific evidence suggests that aesthetic appreciation is not a distinct neurobiological process assessing certain objects, but a general system, centered on the mesolimbic reward circuit, for assessing the hedonic value of any sensory object. Furthermore, neuroscientific research also makes it clear that hedonic values are not determined solely by object properties, but subject to a range of object-extrinsic modulatory factors. This article reviews these findings and discusses how they demand a new experimental approach to aesthetic appreciation.
KW - Aesthetic appreciation
KW - Reward
KW - Sensory valuation
KW - Preference
KW - Aesthetic judgment
KW - Neuroaesthetics
KW - Aesthetic appreciation
KW - Reward
KW - Sensory valuation
KW - Preference
KW - Aesthetic judgment
KW - Neuroaesthetics
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