Towards a framework for the study of the neural correlates of aesthetic preference

Spatial Vision

Volumn 21, Issue 3-5, 2008, Pages 379-396

  Nadal, Marcos ^a   Munar, Enric ^a   Capó, Miquel Àngel ^a   Rosselló, Jaume ^a   Cela Conde, Camilo José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aesthetic preference; Beauty; Brain; FMRI; MEG

Indexed keywords

AFFECTIVE PROCESSES; BRAIN ACTIVITIES; COGNITIVE PROCESSING; IN LINE; NEURAL CORRELATES; NEURO-IMAGING; VISUAL STIMULUS;

BRAIN;

ART; BRAIN; ESTHETICS; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ART; BRAIN; ESTHETICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 46349088782     PISSN: 01691015     EISSN: 15685683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856808784532653     Document Type: Article

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