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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · 1h

How we subconsciously reach towards beauty 🫳

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Are You Moved by Beauty?

Beauty is in the hand more than in the eye of the beholder.

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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · Sep 8

💥 New paper alert! 💥
We find that with guided slow-looking, some felt emotions are enhanced more than others
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Slow-looking enhances aesthetic experience

People typically rush past artworks in museums, limiting their ability to benefit from meaningful engagement with art. We tested the hypothesis that slow-looking allows prolonged contemplation of a...

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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · Aug 25

It’s ok, we’re happy for you guys 🥲

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Collabra: Psychology @collabrapsychology.bsky.social · Aug 12

Incorporating feminist approaches in psychological science: why, what, and where. From @helenahartmann.com, @kohinoordarda.bsky.social, @v-meletaki.bsky.social, @nscorralfrias.bsky.social, @flavioazevedo.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1525/coll...

Incorporating Feminist Practices Into Psychological Science—The Why, the What and the How

Feminism is about all forms of challenging social, economic and political power taken by a dominant group. Applying a feminist lens to scientific research brings many advantages, such as broadening th...

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MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · Jul 29

We're hosting a community teach-in at Pennovation in Grey's Ferry on Friday, August 15 from 5:30-7 PM.

Philly neighbors who are curious about brain science and what a brain looks like in an fMRI machine are invited to join us for this free event. RSVP required.

@standupforscience.bsky.social

Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · Jul 29

Philly folks: come see our MRI facility and hear about the research happening here actionnetwork.org/events/be-a-.... There will be snacks!

Be a Brain Scientist for an Evening - A Philadelphia Teach-In

University of Pennsylvania's new MindCORE Neuroimaging Facility contains a next–generation fMRI machine, offering a groundbreaking tool for researchers to delve deeper into the mind–brain connection. ...

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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.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · Jun 25

Finally, a note on the lab culture 💗

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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · Jun 25

Our cross-continental friendship will allow us to continue investigating cross-cultural differences.

Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · Jun 25

Her experience with alcohol research enabled us to ask some really interesting questions! Paper still in prep...

Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · Jun 25

We're catching up with Mariola as she wraps up her postdoc with us, looking at bright spots in the last 2 years and exciting future directions!

Mariola, how did it all begin?

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Anjan Chatterjee @anjanchatterjee.bsky.social · Jun 11

Pleased to be featured in the inaugural installment of the Neuroarts resource center new interview series: Voices from the filed. 🧪. www.neuroartsresourcecenter.com/post/voices-...

Voices from the Field: Anjan Chatterjee :: Neuroarts Resource Center

Learn, share, and connect to build the interdisciplinary field of neuroarts

www.neuroartsresourcecenter.com

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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · Jun 4

[disclaimer] this is a lab member’s brain, not a regular participant 😅

Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · Jun 4

Recruitment tip: participants LOVE going home with a bespoke fridge magnet of their scan! A DIY magnet press was a great investment for our lab

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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · May 21

For our friends in Paris at @tsfnc.bsky.social this week: our visiting Fulbright alum Gyulten Hyusein will be presenting some findings about gesture, creativity, and aging in the symposium on Thursday, 10:15, Amp. E. 🖐️🤯🤚

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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · May 20

Why use our new library of 300+ art images for your experiment?
🌍 Intentionally inclusive of non-Western art
😀😵‍💫😢 Normed for 11 emotional states each
📊 Interactive data viz for stimulus selection
Got questions? Let us know!
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APA PsycNet

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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · May 8

We lost our NEA on Friday too. My deepest sympathy and solidarity to your team

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NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative @neuroartsblueprint.bsky.social · May 5

Today we're launching the first-of-its-kind Neuroarts Resource Center (NRC), a groundbreaking global digital platform created by the NeuroArts Blueprint Initiative, where people passionate about the arts and aesthetics come together to connect, collaborate and learn.

www.neuroartsresourcecenter.com

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Edward Vessel @edwardvessel.bsky.social · Apr 24

I was interviewed as part of this article on Neuroaesthetics. Also featuring @anjanchatterjee.bsky.social

www.theoverview.art/neuroaesthet...

Neuroaesthetics: Unlocking How Art Can Make Us Smarter, Happier, and Healthier

Neuroaesthetics, an emerging field of research, studies how the arts can enhance our health and wellbeing.

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Vasiliki Meletaki @v-meletaki.bsky.social · Apr 7

If you are in NYC, come on May 2- 3 @ the Center for Performance Research to watch the performance 'intero' choreographed by Spenser Stroud, performed by 3 amazing dancers and inspired by my PhD work on interoception and emotion perception. 🧠🫀🫁🩰
Info & tickets:
www.cprnyc.org/events/eury-...

@CPR | Eury German & Spenser Stroud: Cyclic — Center for Performance Research

Tickets: $25 Purchase Tickets Friday, May 2 at 7:30 PM Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 PM A split-bill evening of dance that fuses two distinct yet interwoven choreographic works that explore the se...

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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · Mar 26

We were surprised to find no major differences in experiencing art in the museum vs. the lab, suggesting that the meaning and emotion imbued in art can transcend contexts.

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...

Is Art Appreciation Going Digital?

Can viewing art digitally match the magic of standing face-to-face with an original? Our research challenges long-held intuitions about the power of presence.

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EVAlabs Vienna @evalabs.bsky.social · Mar 25

While we sadly had to say goodbye to Eva in the EVAlabs, two new people will have the chance to say hello to her at her new lab in Tübingen @iwmtue.bsky.social

www.iwm-tuebingen.de/www/en/karri...

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Anjan Chatterjee @anjanchatterjee.bsky.social · Mar 17

When cherished beliefs and intuitions turn out to not be confirmed. Not a lot of difference in the impact of art seen in museums versus on a screen in the lab. Reasons to actually test intuitions. With @kohinoordarda.bsky.social and others. 🧪 #sciart www.nature.com/articles/s41...

A comparison of art engagement in museums and through digital media - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - A comparison of art engagement in museums and through digital media

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Vasiliki Meletaki @v-meletaki.bsky.social · Mar 16

Nora Youn & I presented our findings on the impact of nature & music videos on aesthetic experience and physiology at the APA 10- Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts this weekend. More about the videos: aiaphiladelphia.org/news/context... @pcfn.bsky.social

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Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics @pcfn.bsky.social · Mar 16

Live from APA Div10: How do creativity (and arts/aesthetics) researchers score on the AUT?

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Anjan Chatterjee @anjanchatterjee.bsky.social · Mar 7

For 33+ years, in my lab, I have hosted bright scholars from around the world. With the current hostility to science and xenophobia, I hope young minds, a constant source of inspiration, do not turn away from the US. A short video--Hilary Serra, @pcfn.bsky.social 🧪

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Hilary Serra - Studying Nature is Complicated!

YouTube video by Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics

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