Neuroaesthetics is a growing area of research showing that seeking out & engaging with images & things we find beautiful each day can significantly improve mental health-my photo of dried flowers is some neuroaesthetics for your brain.
Also spot the dried viola/tiny pansy...
Also spot the dried viola/tiny pansy...
August 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Neuroaesthetics is a growing area of research showing that seeking out & engaging with images & things we find beautiful each day can significantly improve mental health-my photo of dried flowers is some neuroaesthetics for your brain.
Also spot the dried viola/tiny pansy...
Also spot the dried viola/tiny pansy...
A starter pack for empirical aesthetics and neuroaesthetics! A small start, but I’m sure it will grow. I will add more folks as I find them. Ping me with your additions. #neuroaesthetics #empiricalaesthetics
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November 15, 2024 at 5:46 PM
A starter pack for empirical aesthetics and neuroaesthetics! A small start, but I’m sure it will grow. I will add more folks as I find them. Ping me with your additions. #neuroaesthetics #empiricalaesthetics
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I was interviewed as part of this article on Neuroaesthetics. Also featuring @anjanchatterjee.bsky.social
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www.theoverview.art/neuroaesthet...
Neuroaesthetics: Unlocking How Art Can Make Us Smarter, Happier, and Healthier
Neuroaesthetics, an emerging field of research, studies how the arts can enhance our health and wellbeing.
www.theoverview.art
April 24, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I was interviewed as part of this article on Neuroaesthetics. Also featuring @anjanchatterjee.bsky.social
www.theoverview.art/neuroaesthet...
www.theoverview.art/neuroaesthet...
A starter pack for empirical aesthetics and neuroaesthetics researchers.
go.bsky.app/HKuJYiw
#empiricalaesthetics
#neuroaesthetics
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#empiricalaesthetics
#neuroaesthetics
January 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A starter pack for empirical aesthetics and neuroaesthetics researchers.
go.bsky.app/HKuJYiw
#empiricalaesthetics
#neuroaesthetics
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#empiricalaesthetics
#neuroaesthetics
Neuroaesthetics, the study of how #art interacts with the brain, provides further context for understanding the impact of Matt Foley's artwork.
Research, such as that detailed in "Your Brain on Art: The Case for Neuroaesthetics", suggests that viewing abstract art can activate several brain regions.
Research, such as that detailed in "Your Brain on Art: The Case for Neuroaesthetics", suggests that viewing abstract art can activate several brain regions.
August 1, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Neuroaesthetics, the study of how #art interacts with the brain, provides further context for understanding the impact of Matt Foley's artwork.
Research, such as that detailed in "Your Brain on Art: The Case for Neuroaesthetics", suggests that viewing abstract art can activate several brain regions.
Research, such as that detailed in "Your Brain on Art: The Case for Neuroaesthetics", suggests that viewing abstract art can activate several brain regions.
🚨 Very happy to share our *Neuron* paper: Rethinking neuroaesthetics authors.elsevier.com/a/1miuj3BtfH...
With @hansopdebeeck.bsky.social & Johan Wagemans, we argue that neuroaesthetics should move beyond a focus on beauty alone and embrace the multidimensional nature of aesthetic experience.
With @hansopdebeeck.bsky.social & Johan Wagemans, we argue that neuroaesthetics should move beyond a focus on beauty alone and embrace the multidimensional nature of aesthetic experience.
April 3, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🚨 Very happy to share our *Neuron* paper: Rethinking neuroaesthetics authors.elsevier.com/a/1miuj3BtfH...
With @hansopdebeeck.bsky.social & Johan Wagemans, we argue that neuroaesthetics should move beyond a focus on beauty alone and embrace the multidimensional nature of aesthetic experience.
With @hansopdebeeck.bsky.social & Johan Wagemans, we argue that neuroaesthetics should move beyond a focus on beauty alone and embrace the multidimensional nature of aesthetic experience.
I painted an artistic interpretation of the brain's hippocampus. (Sold)
#neuroscience #neuroart #neuroskyence #scienceart #neuroaesthetics
#neuroscience #neuroart #neuroskyence #scienceart #neuroaesthetics
August 12, 2024 at 8:54 PM
I painted an artistic interpretation of the brain's hippocampus. (Sold)
#neuroscience #neuroart #neuroskyence #scienceart #neuroaesthetics
#neuroscience #neuroart #neuroskyence #scienceart #neuroaesthetics
🚨 Preprint alert! 🚨
Check out @alpekinci.bsky.social 's preprint: “Shared gaze reflects shared aesthetic experiences” #neuroaesthetics 👀
Check out @alpekinci.bsky.social 's preprint: “Shared gaze reflects shared aesthetic experiences” #neuroaesthetics 👀
New preprint!
Why do people disagree about what looks beautiful, even when viewing the same stimulus?
We show that shared aesthetic experience is linked to shared gaze during naturalistic viewing: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Why do people disagree about what looks beautiful, even when viewing the same stimulus?
We show that shared aesthetic experience is linked to shared gaze during naturalistic viewing: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
1/4
www.biorxiv.org
February 12, 2026 at 10:35 AM
🚨 Preprint alert! 🚨
Check out @alpekinci.bsky.social 's preprint: “Shared gaze reflects shared aesthetic experiences” #neuroaesthetics 👀
Check out @alpekinci.bsky.social 's preprint: “Shared gaze reflects shared aesthetic experiences” #neuroaesthetics 👀
Our artist-in-residence @judithschaechter.bsky.social meditates on her time at the @pcfn.bsky.social. An Artist’s Immersion Into Neuroaesthetics | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
An Artist’s Immersion Into Neuroaesthetics
What happens when an artist steps into the world of empirical science? A residency at the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics revealed unexpected parallels between art and science.
www.psychologytoday.com
April 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Our artist-in-residence @judithschaechter.bsky.social meditates on her time at the @pcfn.bsky.social. An Artist’s Immersion Into Neuroaesthetics | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
New article in Scientific American on "Neuroaesthetics" by my wife, Susan Magsamen. How Art can improve health and well-being throughout the lifespan. www.scientificamerican.com/article/neur...
‘Neuroaesthetics’ Reveals How the Arts Help with Dementia and Trauma
Aesthetic experiences can improve health and well-being at any stage of life
www.scientificamerican.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:43 PM
New article in Scientific American on "Neuroaesthetics" by my wife, Susan Magsamen. How Art can improve health and well-being throughout the lifespan. www.scientificamerican.com/article/neur...
A write-up in PennMagazine about our fabulous artist-in-residence, Judith Schaechter, at the @pcfn.bsky.social and a bit about my relationship with neuroaesthetics #sciart #beauty
www.pennmedicine.org/news/publica...
www.pennmedicine.org/news/publica...
Your brain on beauty
At the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, an artist-in-residence and a team of scientists explore a range of questions connecting neuroscience, art, and human experience.
www.pennmedicine.org
November 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM
A write-up in PennMagazine about our fabulous artist-in-residence, Judith Schaechter, at the @pcfn.bsky.social and a bit about my relationship with neuroaesthetics #sciart #beauty
www.pennmedicine.org/news/publica...
www.pennmedicine.org/news/publica...
Great to see so many new people on here recently! I wonder, are there enough empirical aesthetics / neuroaesthetics folks yet to get a starter pack or feed going? #neuroaesthetics #neuroscience #psychscisky #aesthetics
November 10, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Great to see so many new people on here recently! I wonder, are there enough empirical aesthetics / neuroaesthetics folks yet to get a starter pack or feed going? #neuroaesthetics #neuroscience #psychscisky #aesthetics
💃🧠 Psyched to share my latest paper in Neuron on the past, present and future of dance neuroscience research! Crazy to think where this field will be in 20 more years 🚀
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kkh3_KOmx...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #Dance #CognitiveNeuroscience #Neuroaesthetics #BrainScience
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kkh3_KOmx...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #Dance #CognitiveNeuroscience #Neuroaesthetics #BrainScience
authors.elsevier.com
March 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
💃🧠 Psyched to share my latest paper in Neuron on the past, present and future of dance neuroscience research! Crazy to think where this field will be in 20 more years 🚀
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kkh3_KOmx...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #Dance #CognitiveNeuroscience #Neuroaesthetics #BrainScience
authors.elsevier.com/a/1kkh3_KOmx...
#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #Dance #CognitiveNeuroscience #Neuroaesthetics #BrainScience
For #InternationalDanceDay, a new paper out on @cp-iscience.bsky.social entitled: “Toward a neuroaesthetics of interactions: Insights from dance on the aesthetics of individual and interacting bodies”. A big thanks to Prof. Matteo Candidi. 🧠🕺🏻👥 #neuroaesthetics #review
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
April 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
For #InternationalDanceDay, a new paper out on @cp-iscience.bsky.social entitled: “Toward a neuroaesthetics of interactions: Insights from dance on the aesthetics of individual and interacting bodies”. A big thanks to Prof. Matteo Candidi. 🧠🕺🏻👥 #neuroaesthetics #review
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Beyond the aesthetic triad
What's missing in our understanding of aesthetic appreciation in the brain? What can social & other behavior sciences contribute to advancing cognitive neuroaesthetics? It's fascinating & complex. Denise Hsien Wu unpacked concepts & issues during her CASBS fellows seminar
What's missing in our understanding of aesthetic appreciation in the brain? What can social & other behavior sciences contribute to advancing cognitive neuroaesthetics? It's fascinating & complex. Denise Hsien Wu unpacked concepts & issues during her CASBS fellows seminar
December 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Beyond the aesthetic triad
What's missing in our understanding of aesthetic appreciation in the brain? What can social & other behavior sciences contribute to advancing cognitive neuroaesthetics? It's fascinating & complex. Denise Hsien Wu unpacked concepts & issues during her CASBS fellows seminar
What's missing in our understanding of aesthetic appreciation in the brain? What can social & other behavior sciences contribute to advancing cognitive neuroaesthetics? It's fascinating & complex. Denise Hsien Wu unpacked concepts & issues during her CASBS fellows seminar
Judith Schaechter Explores Neuroaesthetics and the Nature of Beauty at the Museum of Craft and Design hyperallergic.com/1047928/judi...
Judith Schaechter Explores Neuroaesthetics and the Nature of Beauty at the Museum of Craft and Design
Biophilia, beauty, and the brain. “Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural” is now on view in San Francisco.
hyperallergic.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Judith Schaechter Explores Neuroaesthetics and the Nature of Beauty at the Museum of Craft and Design hyperallergic.com/1047928/judi...
neuroaesthetics spelled backwards is still neuroaesthetics
October 23, 2024 at 7:07 AM
neuroaesthetics spelled backwards is still neuroaesthetics
Word of the Day: Neuroaesthetics
How art affects people’s psychology, biology & health.
Excited to hear how making art, singing & dancing can help with chronic pain, dementia & depression. You don’t have to be good at it to benefit. Love the idea of art without judgment. @scifri.bsky.social #Health
How art affects people’s psychology, biology & health.
Excited to hear how making art, singing & dancing can help with chronic pain, dementia & depression. You don’t have to be good at it to benefit. Love the idea of art without judgment. @scifri.bsky.social #Health
How Art Can Heal The Brain
A new book investigates the relatively new field of neuroaesthetics, which researches the effects that artistic experiences have on the brain.
www.sciencefriday.com
June 13, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Word of the Day: Neuroaesthetics
How art affects people’s psychology, biology & health.
Excited to hear how making art, singing & dancing can help with chronic pain, dementia & depression. You don’t have to be good at it to benefit. Love the idea of art without judgment. @scifri.bsky.social #Health
How art affects people’s psychology, biology & health.
Excited to hear how making art, singing & dancing can help with chronic pain, dementia & depression. You don’t have to be good at it to benefit. Love the idea of art without judgment. @scifri.bsky.social #Health
New Essay Alert! You’re not just tired. YOUR CELLS ARE TIRED. #interiordesign #neurodivergent #neuroaesthetics #adhd https://f.mtr.cool/r20b8npjlo
September 23, 2026 at 11:02 PM
New Essay Alert! You’re not just tired. YOUR CELLS ARE TIRED. #interiordesign #neurodivergent #neuroaesthetics #adhd https://f.mtr.cool/r20b8npjlo
How the #Arts Reshape #Brain Function
@treasadovander.bsky.social @pierrecappelli.bsky.social @baskaran.bsky.social @pettet.bsky.social @amitav63.bsky.social @akwyz.com @jblefevre60.bsky.social @kalydeoo.bsky.social @atanas-g-atanasov.bsky.social
www.news-medical.net/news/2024102... #neuroscience
@treasadovander.bsky.social @pierrecappelli.bsky.social @baskaran.bsky.social @pettet.bsky.social @amitav63.bsky.social @akwyz.com @jblefevre60.bsky.social @kalydeoo.bsky.social @atanas-g-atanasov.bsky.social
www.news-medical.net/news/2024102... #neuroscience
How the Arts Reshape Brain Function: Susan Magsamen on the Future of Neuroaesthetics
The intersection of arts and neuroscience reveals transformative effects on health and learning, as discussed by Susan Magsamen in her neuroaesthetics research.
www.news-medical.net
March 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I posted that👆🏼bc my brain was completely frozen,as it has been most days in the last 3 yrs,due to trauma,life crap & wiring,but 1 of the ways I get it moving is looking at something beautiful. Neuroaesthetics-the mental benefits of seeking out things we find beautiful for therapeutic purposes-🧵 2/3👇🏼
May 7, 2026 at 10:14 AM
I posted that👆🏼bc my brain was completely frozen,as it has been most days in the last 3 yrs,due to trauma,life crap & wiring,but 1 of the ways I get it moving is looking at something beautiful. Neuroaesthetics-the mental benefits of seeking out things we find beautiful for therapeutic purposes-🧵 2/3👇🏼
Contemplative neuroaesthetics and architecture: A sensorimotor exploration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Contemplative neuroaesthetics and architecture: A sensorimotor exploration
This paper takes initial steps towards developing a theoretical framework of contemplative neuroaesthetics through sensorimotor dynamics. We first arg…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 28, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Contemplative neuroaesthetics and architecture: A sensorimotor exploration
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
How Neuroaesthetics Can Make Workplaces—and Workers—Better https://twp.ai/4ilhmm
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How neuroaesthetics can make workplaces—and workers—better
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April 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
How Neuroaesthetics Can Make Workplaces—and Workers—Better https://twp.ai/4ilhmm
October 22, 2025 at 9:30 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...
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...
www.buzzsprout.com
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...