An Artist’s Immersion Into Neuroaesthetics
Becoming aware of what you like and don’t like, and better understanding how you are influenced, informed, and changed by arts encounters, creates opportunities for you to apply your own perceptual preferences to almost every area of your life. Using arts in this personalized way is so powerful because of our fourth and final core concept, your def
... See moreIvy Ross • Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
I'm intrigued by the concept of "Functional experiences," which marry the best of entertainment, tech and well-being [mental x physical] paired with ancient ritual practices with a twist.
Corvas Brinkerhoff [Meow Wolf] is exploring the benefits of "neuroaesthetics" ["the positive impact of art on the mind"] within the realms of his new Austin therap... See more
Corvas Brinkerhoff [Meow Wolf] is exploring the benefits of "neuroaesthetics" ["the positive impact of art on the mind"] within the realms of his new Austin therap... See more
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Typically behaviors that activate the reward system are ones that help the brain to keep us alive—eating, drinking, and sleeping—or ones that help the brain to keep our species alive, such as reproductive behaviors. It’s here that you register love, and the pleasures of a fantastic meal, for example. As Anjan explained to us, “When we’re talking ab
... See moreIvy Ross • Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us
Shaughnessy (2013) describes a ‘neurodivergent aesthetic’ whereby, for people who feel like ‘outsiders’, the appeal of certain artworks might lie in their capacity to inspire a fantasy of participation. As such, art appreciation is revealed, not as a peripheral supplement to human experience, but as a privileged medium of human contact (c.f. Cardin... See more
Mark Brosnan • Differences in Art Appreciation in Autism: A Measure of Reduced ...
The DMN is a filter for what you think is beautiful or not beautiful, memorable or not, meaningful or not, and it’s what helps to make the arts and aesthetics a very personal experience for each of us.