Over the last decades, theoretical perspectives in the interdisciplinary field of the affective
sciences have proliferated rather than converged due to differing assumptions about what …

Empirical aesthetics has found its way into mainstream cognitive science. Until now, most
research has focused either on identifying the internal processes that underlie a perceiver's …

A voice assistant (VA), a type of voice-enabled artificial intelligence, is no longer just a
character in science fiction movies. Currently, voice is embedded in a variety of products …

Art, regarded as one of the last bulwarks of human prerogatives, is a valid model for
investigating the relationship between humans and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Recent studies …

Poetry evokes emotions. It does so, according to the theory we present, from three sorts of
simulation. They each can prompt emotions, which are communications both within the brain …

Empirical aesthetics and neuroaesthetics study two main issues: the valuation of sensory
objects and art experience. These two issues are often treated as if they were intrinsically …

According to a millennial-old philosophical debate, aesthetic emotions have been
connected to knowledge acquisition. Recent scientific evidence, collected across different …

To what extent do aesthetic taste and our interest in the arts constitute who we are? In this
paper, we present a series of empirical findings that suggest an Aesthetic Self Effect …

Artificial intelligence (AI) will affect almost every aspect of our lives and replace many of our
jobs. On one view, machines are well suited to take over automated tasks and humans …

Visiting art museums is a common activity that a wide variety of people choose to engage in
for many reasons. Increasingly, communities, nations, and societies are turning to art …