Aesthetics

Aenne A Brielmann; Denis G Pelli

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.004

Aesthetics

Curr Biol. 2018 Aug 20;28(16):R859-R863. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.004.

Authors

Aenne A Brielmann¹, Denis G Pelli²

Affiliations

¹ New York University, Department of Psychology, 6 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003, USA. Electronic address: aenne.brielmann@nyu.edu.
² New York University, Department of Psychology, 6 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003, USA; Department of Psychology and Center for Neural Science, 4 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003, USA. Electronic address: denis.pelli@nyu.edu.

PMID: 30130500
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.004

Abstract

Our everyday lives are full of aesthetic experiences. We wake up and frown at an overcast sky, or smile at the sight of the sun. Myriad decisions depend on the aesthetic appeal of the available options like which shirt to wear, which route to take to work, or where to eat. Even life-changing decisions, like where to live or who to live with, are partly based on their aesthetic appeal.

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

Esthetics* / classification
Esthetics* / history
Esthetics* / psychology
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans