From the University of Freiburg press release: It is perhaps the world’s most famous painting: Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. The ambiguous facial expression of Mona Lisa was long thought to be one of the…
From the University of Bergen press release via AlphaGalileo: Is it your own innate taste or what you have been taught that decides if you like a work of art? Both, according to an Australian-Norwegian…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Consumers experiencing relationship problems are more likely to prefer aesthetic experiences that reflect their negative mood, according to a new study in the Journal…
From the Newcastle University press release via ScienceDaily: Newcastle University researchers have shown it’s never too late to change your mind. As we get older, we’re more likely to be thought of as ‘set in…
From the Case Western Reserve University press release via ScienceDaily: The initial excitement of hearing a new song fades as it’s replayed to death. That’s because the brain naturally functions as a kind of ticking…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release via MedicalXpress: New research published in Psychological Science investigates the ways in which the physical state of our bodies may play a role in shaping what we…
From the FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology press release via EurekAlert!: A study enjoying Spanish participation has analysed the theatre demand of society according to the socioeconomic status of the different types…
From the Springer press release: Your best side may be your left cheek, according to a new study by Kelsey Blackburn and James Schirillo from Wake Forest University in the US. Their work shows that…
From the NYU press release via EurekAlert!: A network of brain regions which is activated during intense aesthetic experience overlaps with the brain network associated with inward contemplation and self-assessment, New York University researchers have…
From the Wiley-Blackwell press release via EurekAlert!: Some Parkinson’s Disease patients can suddenly become creative when they take dopamine therapy, producing pictures, sculptures, novels and poetry. But their new-found interests can become so overwhelming that…