Intersections of Mathematical, Cognitive, and Aesthetic Theories of Mind

Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-17

  Perlovsky, Leonid I ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

art; beautiful; cognition; emotions; knowledge instinct

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649215587     PISSN: 19313896     EISSN: 1931390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018147     Document Type: Article

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