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Martin Skov

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Neuroscientist interested in sensory liking and neuroaesthetics. Google Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/26nh7zjm

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Nov 28

Marcos Nadal and I are pleased to announce that our new paper, "The sensory valuation account of aesthetic experience", is now out in Nature Reviews Psychology.

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PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · Sep 3

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 (𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲) 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺?
Implications for reinforcement learning.
Very interesting paper.
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#neuroskyence

Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Sep 2

Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells, Jennifer Grau-Sánchez, & Clément François:

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Against a “Lego perspective” on art and health interventions: comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Martin Skov & Marcos Nadal

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Chaz Firestone @chazfirestone.bsky.social · Aug 5

Out today! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Screenshot of the first page of Tal and Chaz's paper, "The psychophysics of style"

Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Jul 31

Ed Vessel:

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To Punch Down or to Build Up: Comment on “Can Arts-Based Interventions Improve Health? A Conceptual and Methodological critique “ by Skov & Nadal

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Jul 27

Oshin Vartanian:

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Progress is Typically Incremental: Comment on "Can Arts-based Interventions Improve Health? A Conceptual and Methodological Critique" by Martin Skov and Marcos Nadal

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Jul 22

What if animals find beauty in the world, just like we do?

Brief article in Psyche:
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What if animals find beauty in the world, just like we do? | Psyche Ideas

Chimpanzees favour the colour red. Junglefowl prefer symmetry. Our shared capacity for aesthetic pleasure is cause for wonder

Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Jul 15

Vicky Karkou, Pier Luigi Sacco, Matthew Pelowski, Constantina Theofanopoulou, Catherine Carr, Val Huet, Jane Bourne, Robyn Dowlen & Helen Chatterjee:

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Comment on 'Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique' by Skov and Nadal - A critique of the critique: Towards a more nuanced evaluation of current research...

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Jul 15

Nicola Holt:

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Arts-based interventions: Why It’s Complex, and Why That Matters: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Martin Skov and Marcos Nadal

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Jul 15

Sloka Iyengar:

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Insights from tradition: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Martin Skov and Marcos Nadal

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Jul 15

Gunter Kreutz:

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Can we learn from the arts about health?: Comment on Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique by Martin Skov and Marcos Nadal

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Jul 15

Dirk B. Walther:

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Creative cures or wishful thinking? The case for rigor in arts-based interventions: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Martin Skov an...

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Jul 15

Claire Howlin:

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There is more to arts and health than neural mechanisms: A Critique of Evidence Dismissal in Arts and Health: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological c...

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Jul 15

Stephen Clift and Katarzyna Grebosz-Haring:

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The need for a critical perspective on arts and health research and reviews. Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique” by Martin Skov and Marco...

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Jul 15

Commentaries for Marcos Nadal's and my recent paper "Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique" have begun to roll in. To keep track of them I am starting this thread.

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Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique

Can art improve health and wellbeing? The claim that there is strong evidence that engaging with art ameliorates symptoms of mental and physical disor…

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Jul 13

Very nice meta-analysis of the neural correlates of negative aesthetic judgments from Zaira Cattaneo's lab.
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Neural correlates of negative aesthetic evaluations in visual art: a neuroimaging meta-analysis

Abstract. Neuroaesthetics has focused on investigating positive aesthetic evaluations while neglecting negative aesthetic evaluations. The employment of do

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Claire Howlin 🎶🧠 @dancingresearch.bsky.social · Jul 3

Here's a link to freely access my recent comment on debates in arts and health research.

Yes free.

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There is more to arts and health than neural mechanisms: A Critique of Evidence Dismissal in Arts and Health: Comment on “Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological c...

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Dirk Bernhardt-Walther @dirkbwalther.bsky.social · Jun 27

@mskov01.bsky.social and @mnadal.bsky.social recently reviewed arts-based interventions:
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I got the opportunity to write a comment:
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TLDR: ABIs hold some promise but must be tested with the same rigor as other treatments.

Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique

Can art improve health and wellbeing? The claim that there is strong evidence that engaging with art ameliorates symptoms of mental and physical disor…

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Reposted by Martin Skov

Henkjan Honing @musiccognition.bsky.social · Jun 6

David Huron (1954-2025), pioneer in music cognition. He will be missed! No words (but music): www.mcg.uva.nl/symposium/pr...

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Andrea Orlandi @andreaorlandi.bsky.social · Apr 29

For #InternationalDanceDay, a new paper out on @cp-iscience.bsky.social entitled: “Toward a neuroaesthetics of interactions: Insights from dance on the aesthetics of individual and interacting bodies”. A big thanks to Prof. Matteo Candidi. 🧠🕺🏻👥 #neuroaesthetics #review

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Mar 29

The published version is now out in the recent issue of Physics of Life Reviews. Stay tuned for a round of commentaries + a response from @mnadal.bsky.social and I.

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Mar 26

Thought-provoking new study from @giacomobignardi.bsky.social et al.

Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · Mar 25

“What an odd thing“ wrote Oliver Sacks “to see an entire species playing with listening to meaningless tonal patterns, preoccupied for much of their time by what they call ‘music’...“. Our new paper, led by ace student @giacomobignardi.bsky.social, unpacks this puzzle from a genetic perspective. 🧪

Twin modelling reveals partly distinct genetic pathways to music enjoyment - Nature Communications

Here, Bignardi et al. report on a study of over 9,000 Swedish twins that indicates the ability to enjoy music is influenced by multiple partly distinct genetic factors.

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Emily S. Cross @escross.bsky.social · Mar 22

💃🧠 Psyched to share my latest paper in Neuron on the past, present and future of dance neuroscience research! Crazy to think where this field will be in 20 more years 🚀

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#PsychSciSky #neuroskyence #Dance #CognitiveNeuroscience #Neuroaesthetics #BrainScience

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Mar 18

The pre-proofed version can now be retrieved from PsyArXiv:

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Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Mar 14

"Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique" by @mnadal.bsky.social and I has been accepted for publication in Physics of Life Reviews.

The pre-proof version is online at the following URL:
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Can arts-based interventions improve health? A conceptual and methodological critique

Can art improve health and wellbeing? The claim that there is strong evidence that engaging with art ameliorates symptoms of mental and physical disor…

www.sciencedirect.com

Martin Skov @mskov01.bsky.social · Mar 14

"Healthy participants (N = 49) receiving electrical shocks report lower pain when exposed to virtual nature compared to matched urban or indoor control settings".

Cool new imaging study by Steininger et al.

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Nature exposure induces analgesic effects by acting on nociception-related neural processing - Nature Communications

Virtual nature exposure reduces self-reported pain and is associated with decreased brain responses linked to somatosensory and nociceptive processing, providing new insights into the underlying mecha...