Progress and Promise in Neuroaesthetics

Kiyohito Iigaya; John P O'Doherty; G Gabrielle Starr

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2020.10.022

Progress and Promise in Neuroaesthetics

Neuron. 2020 Nov 25;108(4):594-596. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.10.022.

Authors

Kiyohito Iigaya¹, John P O'Doherty², G Gabrielle Starr³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. Electronic address: kiigaya@caltech.edu.
² Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. Electronic address: jdoherty@caltech.edu.
³ Departments of English and Neuroscience, Pomona College, 550 N. College Ave, Claremont, CA 91711, USA. Electronic address: gabrielle.starr@pomona.edu.

PMID: 33242429
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.10.022

Abstract

We review progress and highlight open questions in neuroaesthetics. We argue that computational methods can provide mechanistic insight into how aesthetic judgments are formed, while advocating for deeper collaboration between neuroscientists studying aesthetics and those in the arts and humanities.

Keywords: aesthetics; art; neuroscience; value computation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Esthetics*
Humans
Intersectoral Collaboration*
Neurosciences*