This is the first comprehensive theoretical article on aesthetic emotions. Following Kant's
definition, we propose that it is the first and foremost characteristic of aesthetic emotions to …

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 …

With the recent proliferation of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models capable of
mimicking human artworks, AI creations might soon replace products of human creativity …

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 …

Background Transformative experiences (TEs) have been conceptualized in many ways,
contexts, magnitudes, and durations, but at their heart, they entail some manner of …

Research has investigated psychological processes in an attempt to explain how and why
people appreciate music. Three programs of research have shed light on these processes …

Installation art is one of the most important and provocative developments in the visual arts
during the last half century and has become a key focus of artists and of contemporary …

Here we present the viewpoint that art essentially engages the social brain, by
demonstrating how art processing maps onto the social brain connectome—the most …

Humans appear naturally inclined to both broadcasting and to perceiving each other's
emotional experiences. Especially in the area of empathy or emotion contagion, studies …

During highly polarized times, issues are quickly addressed in ways that emphasize
divisions. To support the healing of our polarized culture through art, new materialist theory …