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 ...

People with higher reasoning skills appear to be better at forming internal maps of how different objects are related in ...

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 ...

Investigate how humans worldwide share fundamental rhythmic preferences in music, influenced by diverse cultural backgrounds.

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 ...

San Damiano Crucifix (replica) in Cathedral of St. Francis, Santa Fe, New Mexico Source: Photo by Chris Light, from Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 We continue this series of comments on aesthetic ...

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A new study by New York University and the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics shows that vivid pictorial language has the greatest influence on the aesthetic appeal of poetry. The results ...

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