title: The neural foundations of aesthetic appreciation.
abstract: The study of the cognitive and neural underpinnings of aesthetic appreciation by means of neuroimaging techniques has yielded a wealth of fascinating information. Although the results of these studies have been somewhat divergent, here we provide an integrative view of the early approaches, which identified some of the core mechanisms involved in aesthetic preference. Then, a number of more specific issues under the perspective of recent work are addressed. Finally, we propose a framework to accommodate these findings and we explore future prospects for the emerging field of neuroaesthetics.
authors.affiliation: Human Evolution and Cognition (IFISC-CSIC), University of the Balearic Islands, Spain. cjcela@atlas.com.es
authors.forename: Camilo J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Cela-Conde
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Agnati
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Huston
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nadal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology* / Q000502:physiology; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods; D004954:Esthetics; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*