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So proud of our Empirical Studies of the Arts publication where we explored the preference structure of #fashion. There are individual differences in the preference for certain clothes. Thank you Nancy Etcoff and Emmanuel for being such amazing collaborators! London College of Fashion University of the Arts London Harvard Medical School Harvard University

You may have already seen it ARTIS, but we (Pelowski et al., 2024) have a new publication out! In the @DomMuseumWien we showed that visiting their exhibition can foster empathy! Wanna know more? See: doi.org/10.1037/aca000…

A recent study found that a large portion of people’s sung earworms matched the pitch of the original songs exactly, adding new evidence that our brains may retain detailed musical information in ways we never realized. dlvr.it/TG5Ssn

Last week we saw art can foster empathy, but what about well-being? We know Environmental Psychology Vienna that greenery does, and now in our new publication (Mikuni et al., 2024) we showed that art is equally beneficial for well-being! Wanna know more? Check it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.…

"Your Brain on Beauty" charts the personal and professional aesthetic forays of Anjan Chatterjee and artist-in-residence Judith Schaechter. Thanks Penn Medicine mag Penn Medicine for the feature. pennmedicine.org/news/publicati…

I like this kind of singing, but not that one! In their quest to understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying our preferences for voices, researchers at the MPIEA studied the aesthetic effect of different types of vocalizations. Find out more at aesthetics.mpg.de/en/newsroom/ne…

How do we evaluate artworks? and more specifically, how do artwork features lead to art experiences? These complex questions are tackled in our new publication, Spee et al. (2024) using machine-learning! Wanna know the answer? Check out: doi.org/10.1371/journa…

New study alert! In collaboration with Kentler International Drawing Space, researchers from our Institute (Melanie Wald-Fuhrmann, Lauren Fink ) explored the fascinating question: Can music influence the way we perceive art? Check out the study here: aesthetics.mpg.de/en/newsroom/ne…

What is an aesthetic experience? Or should we say HOW does experience become aesthetic? These theoretical questions are explored (also available in Italian!) in Specker et al. (2024) who argue that aesthetic experience is a continuum, read it here: doi.org/10.57633/NODES…

Visual art is a subjective experience, but what draws one person into an artwork and turns off another? Anjan Chatterjee explained why understanding how the brain perceives beauty is fundamental to uncovering how the brain works. Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics spr.ly/6015t4Nwc

In recognition of Editor-in-Chief Sergio Della Sall's innovative use of artwork for the journal Cortex , I wrote this piece about his use of imagery to evoke curiosity about neuroscience papers. authors.elsevier.com/a/1kSNC2VHYC4t1

New paper: Themes & trends in creativity research between 1894 & 2022: A topic modeling approach. Published in ‘Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts’. Paper: doi.org/10.1037/aca000… Figures & Tables: cmardonesegovia.shinyapps.io/app_creativity…

Apparently, the link below doesn't work. Hopefully, this one does. nature.com/articles/s4159…

Out now! Researchers at our Institute have developed a new questionnaire that measures #musicality in #children and helps to improve their musical #education according to their abilities. Find out more: s.gwdg.de/EYcmb5

“Art vs. Artist: Can we ever separate the two?” Alyssa Cortes explores the debate- including insights from our research: theminaretonline.org/2025/04/13/art…

A new acoustic research set has been developed at our Institute: "CoVox" offers over 1,300 recordings of 22 singers in 5 vocal styles. It is a rich resource for the study of #speech and #singing—providing opportunities for further research! Check it out: s.gwdg.de/rOdgOK

Do aesthetic experiences require real sensory input, or can mental imagery evoke them just as powerfully? Our study shows that vivid mental imagery alone can trigger aesthetic experiences nearly indistinguishable from those caused by real sensory input! doi.org/10.1016/j.isci…

New study out! A brush with scandal: How artist morality shapes aesthetic preferences. Immoral information about artists decreases liking for their paintings. Similar info tied to someone else has no effect, challenging general valence transfer accounts: psycnet.apa.org/record/2026-12…

🧠 Our #brain is part of us—yet still a mystery. A new study from our Institute reveals how it syncs with rhythmic #sounds and how electrical currents can influence this. Dive deeper: s.gwdg.de/kj7cxy

A new poll suggests separating art from the artist isn’t so straightforward. I shared my two cents in this Yahoo News piece. 🎭🧠 yahoo.com/news/can-you-r…