Finding Mutual Interest Between Neuroscience and Aesthetics: A Brush with Reality?

Parker AJ.

In the article under review in this chapter, a discussion between an art historian and neuroscientists led to a collaborative project to study the influence of authenticity on the reception of artwork. Brain-scanning with functional magnetic resonance imaging led to the identification of a number of distinct areas of the cortex that might be implicated in complex aesthetic judgments. This article provides an informal account of some of the background that led to this study.

DOI

10.1093/oso/97801975e13620.003.0029

Type

Chapter

Book title

Brain, Beauty, and Art: Essays Bringing Neuroaesthetics into Focus

Publication Date

01/01/2021

Pages

142 - 146

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