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📚 🧪 If you’re looking for a book to read more about Alexander von Humboldt, you could try @andreawulf.bsky.social’s The Invention of Nature.
The book has its own Wikipedia page 😊 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inv...
The book has its own Wikipedia page 😊 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inv...
September 14, 2026 at 6:49 AM
📚 🧪 If you’re looking for a book to read more about Alexander von Humboldt, you could try @andreawulf.bsky.social’s The Invention of Nature.
The book has its own Wikipedia page 😊 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inv...
The book has its own Wikipedia page 😊 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inv...
🧪 New paper with Oshin Vartanian, Martin Skov & @anjanchatterjee.bsky.social. We propose that #creativity and aesthetic evaluation are two related expressions of a shared value-based process. Valuation is the common currency linking the two. #aesthetics #neuroaesthetics
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
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September 11, 2026 at 1:42 PM
🧪 New paper with Oshin Vartanian, Martin Skov & @anjanchatterjee.bsky.social. We propose that #creativity and aesthetic evaluation are two related expressions of a shared value-based process. Valuation is the common currency linking the two. #aesthetics #neuroaesthetics
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ti...
🧪 Humans have visual preferences for color, curvature, structure and biological motion. Many other species do too. These preferences guide behaviour and are modulated by development, learning, goals, information from other senses, physiological state and ecological context. doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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September 4, 2026 at 2:20 PM
🧪 Humans have visual preferences for color, curvature, structure and biological motion. Many other species do too. These preferences guide behaviour and are modulated by development, learning, goals, information from other senses, physiological state and ecological context. doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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A cautionary note for those seeking a shortcut to publication--from a very authoritative source.🧪
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AI in scientific publishing: Slower, worse, and more expensive
There’s a saying in the management world, popularized by NASA administrator Daniel Goldin in the 1990s, that the goal of technological improvements is to make products faster, better, and cheaper. Alt...
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July 16, 2026 at 8:53 PM
A cautionary note for those seeking a shortcut to publication--from a very authoritative source.🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Why do we like what we see?
We argue that visual liking is a context- and goal-sensitive process of sensory valuation: the brain assigns hedonic value to what we see by integrating visual features with meaning, expectations, bodily state, task demands, and reward.
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We argue that visual liking is a context- and goal-sensitive process of sensory valuation: the brain assigns hedonic value to what we see by integrating visual features with meaning, expectations, bodily state, task demands, and reward.
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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July 8, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Why do we like what we see?
We argue that visual liking is a context- and goal-sensitive process of sensory valuation: the brain assigns hedonic value to what we see by integrating visual features with meaning, expectations, bodily state, task demands, and reward.
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
We argue that visual liking is a context- and goal-sensitive process of sensory valuation: the brain assigns hedonic value to what we see by integrating visual features with meaning, expectations, bodily state, task demands, and reward.
doi.org/10.1016/j.co...
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The most interesting part here is not that bees 'have inner lives' but that their behaviour is contextually dependent. It's important to remember that facial information flexibly tracks both inner & outer interactions in ways we still can't describe in humans, let alone bees
Do bees have inner lives? Slow-motion video reveals bumblebee behaviour similar to ‘liking’ or ‘disliking’
Do bees have inner lives? Slow-motion video reveals bumblebee behaviour similar to ‘liking’ or ‘disliking’
Bees respond to tasty treats or plain water based on context, study that may provide support for establishing insect sentience shows
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When bumblebees taste something good, they reach out their glossa – or insect tongue – for a while afterwards, almost as if they are licking their lips. And when they don’t like something, the insects will shake their heads and wipe their mouths.
Scientists who captured the miniature facial expressions on slow-motion video say the behaviour is consistent with “liking” and “disliking” responses observed in mammals. Their results have been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Continue reading...
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July 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The most interesting part here is not that bees 'have inner lives' but that their behaviour is contextually dependent. It's important to remember that facial information flexibly tracks both inner & outer interactions in ways we still can't describe in humans, let alone bees
Humans and other animals, including other primates, birds, fish, and insects, share flexible preferences for curvature, visual structure, biological motion, and color. They help orient behavior toward relevant aspects of the world: food sources, social partners, and places.
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June 27, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Humans and other animals, including other primates, birds, fish, and insects, share flexible preferences for curvature, visual structure, biological motion, and color. They help orient behavior toward relevant aspects of the world: food sources, social partners, and places.
doi.org/10.1016/J.CO...
doi.org/10.1016/J.CO...
When judging artworks' visual complexity, people don’t rely only on their visual features.
They also consider valence: negative valence increases judged complexity, while positive valence reduces it.
Information about the artworks attenuates this affective influence.
doi.org/10.1111/bjop.70037
They also consider valence: negative valence increases judged complexity, while positive valence reduces it.
Information about the artworks attenuates this affective influence.
doi.org/10.1111/bjop.70037
<em>British Journal of Psychology</em> | Wiley Online Library
Visual complexity is a key factor in perceptual and evaluative judgments. People's representation of visual complexity is constructed from quantitative and structural image features, but it is also i...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
When judging artworks' visual complexity, people don’t rely only on their visual features.
They also consider valence: negative valence increases judged complexity, while positive valence reduces it.
Information about the artworks attenuates this affective influence.
doi.org/10.1111/bjop.70037
They also consider valence: negative valence increases judged complexity, while positive valence reduces it.
Information about the artworks attenuates this affective influence.
doi.org/10.1111/bjop.70037
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When cherished beliefs and intuitions turn out to not be confirmed. Not a lot of difference in the impact of art seen in museums versus on a screen in the lab. Reasons to actually test intuitions. With @kohinoordarda.bsky.social and others. 🧪 #sciart www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A comparison of art engagement in museums and through digital media - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - A comparison of art engagement in museums and through digital media
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March 17, 2025 at 6:39 PM
When cherished beliefs and intuitions turn out to not be confirmed. Not a lot of difference in the impact of art seen in museums versus on a screen in the lab. Reasons to actually test intuitions. With @kohinoordarda.bsky.social and others. 🧪 #sciart www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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After a lot of work, I'm overjoyed to share that our lab is complete with the last additions: Victor & Ford Transit 🎉
April 2, 2025 at 7:58 AM
After a lot of work, I'm overjoyed to share that our lab is complete with the last additions: Victor & Ford Transit 🎉
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Is interoceptive sensing unified across internal organs? 🫀🫁 Our high-powered psychophysical study (N=241) suggests not. Bayesian evidence indicates interoceptive processes are largely modality-specific—challenging the idea of a unitary interoceptive sense.
🔗 Read here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
🔗 Read here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
March 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Is interoceptive sensing unified across internal organs? 🫀🫁 Our high-powered psychophysical study (N=241) suggests not. Bayesian evidence indicates interoceptive processes are largely modality-specific—challenging the idea of a unitary interoceptive sense.
🔗 Read here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
🔗 Read here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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For those with the luxury of time (and interest) this is a lovely 1 hour conversation I had about the evolution of neuroaesthetics and where we in my center @pcfn.bsky.social are in our thinking. www.buzzsprout.com/2282727/epis...
From Brain to Home: How our Built Environment Impacts Who We Are with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, Part 1 - On the Table with Ashley
Neuroaesthetics is on the table today.In our inaugural episode on Neuroaesthetics and Design, we are joined by neuroscientist and author Dr. Anjan Chatterjee. Dr. Chatterjee earned his B.A. in Philoso...
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February 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
For those with the luxury of time (and interest) this is a lovely 1 hour conversation I had about the evolution of neuroaesthetics and where we in my center @pcfn.bsky.social are in our thinking. www.buzzsprout.com/2282727/epis...
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My conversation about beautiful conversation with Daniel Stillman just released. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
Your Brain on Beautiful Conversations with Anjan Chatterjee
Podcast Episode · The Conversation Factory · 02/25/2025 · 51m
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February 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
My conversation about beautiful conversation with Daniel Stillman just released. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
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In a @currentbiology.bsky.social paper earlier this year, led by @laurawesseldijk.bsky.social, we analysed Beethoven’s genome with a polygenic index related to musicality, as a way to communicate limits of genetic predictions at the individual level & the complexity of links between DNA & behaviour:
Notes from Beethoven’s genome
Wesseldijk et al. compare the genomic information collected from Ludwig van Beethoven with population-based datasets used to quantify musical achievement.
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December 5, 2024 at 8:45 PM
In a @currentbiology.bsky.social paper earlier this year, led by @laurawesseldijk.bsky.social, we analysed Beethoven’s genome with a polygenic index related to musicality, as a way to communicate limits of genetic predictions at the individual level & the complexity of links between DNA & behaviour:
Aesthetic experience reconsidered: The sensory valuation account of aesthetic experience. doi.org/10.1038/s441... #Neuroaesthetics #EmpiricalAesthetics #AestheticExperience @natrevpsych.bsky.social
The sensory valuation account of aesthetic experience - Nature Reviews Psychology
Aesthetic experience has traditionally been considered a unique kind of experience that occurs when people view specific objects such as artwork. In this Perspective, Nadal and Skov posit an account o...
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November 28, 2024 at 2:48 PM
Aesthetic experience reconsidered: The sensory valuation account of aesthetic experience. doi.org/10.1038/s441... #Neuroaesthetics #EmpiricalAesthetics #AestheticExperience @natrevpsych.bsky.social