neuroaesthetics

American  

[noor-oh-es-thet-iks, nyoor-] / ˌnʊər oʊ ɛsˈθɛt ɪks, ˌnyʊər- /

noun

1. the study of how the physical structures of the brain and nervous system contribute to the experience of art, creativity, and beauty.

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Example Sentences

Keltner said that when he first started researching awe, there were a few early studies on goosebumps, chills and neuroaesthetics, but no one had really zeroed in on the impact of the feeling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 18, 2024

The arguments over Dr. Christensen’s paper pointed to disputes within the emerging field of neuroaesthetics, or the study of the neural processes underlying our appreciation and the production of beautiful objects and artworks:

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2018

Using brain-imaging and other tools of neuroscience, the new field of neuroaesthetics is probing the relationship between art and the brain. 

From Washington Post • Sep. 18, 2017

Add to this the birth of neuroaesthetics, neurohistory, neuroliterature, neuromusicology, neuropolitics, and neurotheology.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2013

Yet researchers in neuroaesthetics are beginning to wonder whether the abstraction in Paleolithic art actually mirrors the way our minds process the world.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2012