New Journal Article Surveys the Field of the Science of Aesthetics Aesthetic processing has a great impact on our everyday lives. It influences our choices regarding romantic partners, where we wish ...

Empirical psycho-aesthetics–an interdisciplinary field with a long tradition–is approached in this two-part article from two directions, in each case with several objectives. Part I, in this issue of ...

The more a poem evokes vivid sensory imagery, the more we like it. A new study by New York University and the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics shows that vivid pictorial language has the ...

Iranian classical dance has mostly remained hidden from international audiences, as it has been practiced and developed mainly underground in Iran and the Iranian diaspora since the Islamic Revolution ...

Is it possible to decode how we feel from our movements? How can emotions be studied “from the outside” by using empirical methods? To answer these questions, a large international and ...

INHABIT’s 2022 Artists in Residence and Upcoming Cooperation with the Museum Angewandte Kunst The year 2022 promises an abundance of artistic highlights at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical ...

Research led by the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics has confirmed that female faces are rated as more attractive than male faces across diverse cultures, ethnicities, and regardless of ...

What does aesthetic mean to you? Does it make you think of fine art, a perfectly color-coordinated Instagram grid or the general vibe of your room decor? Whichever it is, you’ll know that what one ...

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The impact of poetic language has so far been measured primarily based on objective criteria such as verse and rhythm. However, aesthetic perception also includes subjective assessment. A team of ...