The Neuroaesthetics of Implied Motion in Visual Art

视觉艺术中隐含运动的神经美学

• 批准号: 2123500
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Bangor University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2123500
• 关键词: Neuroaesthetics; Implied; Motion; Visual; Art

The emerging field of Neuroaesthetics aims to understand the biological bases of aesthetic experience using a multidisciplinary approach that spans psychology, neuroscience and empirical aesthetics (Chaterjee, 2009). Evidence suggests that interplay between brain regions associated with affective, sensory and semantic processing is responsible for aesthetic judgement (Chatterjee & Vartanian, 2014). To date, however, the relationship between the neural substrates involved in aesthetic judgement and implied motion in artworks has been modestly researched (Battaglia, Lisanby & Freedberg, 2011; Di Dio et al., 2016; Cattaneo et al., 2017; Kim & Blake, 2007; Osaka et al., 2010This project aims to bring together insight from the history of art, which documents how aesthetic experience has been manipulated over centuries, with contemporary approaches from psychology and neuroscience. The current project proposes three new directions for research, which would take significant steps forward in understanding the aesthetic evaluation of motion. First, a greater focus needs to be placed on the role of prior experience and how it shapes aesthetic judgment, which has been limited to a few studies to date (Kirsch et al., 2016). For example, an art critic is likely to represent implied motion information differently to a relative novice. At the same time, comparing art experts to other "expert" observers of motion, such as athletes, would further probe the way motion experience in an art context shapes aesthetic experience. Second, the nature of cognitive processing in aesthetic appreciation, such as whether they are relatively automatic or controlled processes, would be valuable to study. To date, the extent to which aesthetic appreciation relies on an automatic and/or deliberate processing is unclear. Third, although distributed neural networks have been proposed to underpin aesthetic judgments (Chatterjee & Vartanian, 2014), no research to date has investigated functional connectivity between neural circuits during aesthetic appreciation. Given the prominent role of network models of brain function in recent years (Bullmore & Sporns, 2009), attempts to move Neuroaesthetics beyond models that rely solely on regional responses and reverse inference would be valuable. Indeed, such research would appreciate the inherent complexity of brain function in general.Furthermore, by investigating the dynamics of neuroaesthetic experience, this project will provide valuable information that can advance our understanding of how aesthetic appreciation impacts contemporary social behaviour, for instance shaping new attitudes and values toward education, artistic style movements, or new trends in marketing.This research will investigate the following research questions: 1. To what extent and in which ways does viewing art scenes depicting implied human body dynamics depend on artistic experience? 2. To what extent is aesthetic appreciation a result of automatic or controlled processes? 3. How do functionally distinct brain networks interact during the appreciation of motion in artworks?

神经美学的新兴领域旨在使用跨心理学，神经科学和经验美学的多学科方法来理解审美体验的生物学基础（Chaterjee，2009）。有证据表明，与情感，感觉和语义处理相关的大脑区域之间的相互作用对审美判断负责（Chatterjee & Vartanian，2014）。然而，迄今为止，已经适度地研究了艺术品中涉及审美判断和隐含运动的神经基质之间的关系（Battaglia，Lisanby & Freedberg，2011; Di Dio等人，2016; Cattaneo等人，2017; Kim & Blake，2007; Osaka等人，2010本项目旨在将艺术史的洞察力与心理学和神经科学的当代方法结合起来，这些艺术史记录了几个世纪以来美学经验是如何被操纵的。目前的项目提出了三个新的研究方向，这将在理解运动的美学评价方面迈出重要的一步。首先，需要更多地关注先前经验的作用以及它如何塑造审美判断，迄今为止，这仅限于少数研究（Kirsch et al.，2016年）。例如，艺术评论家可能会以不同的方式来表示隐含的运动信息。与此同时，将艺术专家与运动的其他“专家”观察者（如运动员）进行比较，将进一步探讨艺术背景下的运动体验如何塑造审美体验。第二，审美认知加工的本质，如它们是相对自动的还是受控的过程，是值得研究的。到目前为止，美学欣赏在多大程度上依赖于自动和/或故意处理还不清楚。第三，虽然分布式神经网络已经被提出来支持审美判断（Chatterjee & Vartanian，2014），但迄今为止还没有研究调查审美欣赏过程中神经回路之间的功能连接。鉴于近年来大脑功能网络模型的突出作用（Bullmore & Sporns，2009），尝试将神经美学超越仅依赖于区域反应和反向推理的模型将是有价值的。事实上，这样的研究将认识到大脑功能的内在复杂性。此外，通过调查神经审美体验的动态，这个项目将提供有价值的信息，可以促进我们对审美如何影响当代社会行为的理解，例如塑造对教育的新态度和价值观，艺术风格运动，本研究将探讨以下研究问题：1。在何种程度上和以何种方式观看描绘隐含的人体动态的艺术场景取决于艺术经验？2.审美在多大程度上是自动或受控过程的结果？3.在欣赏艺术品中的运动时，功能不同的大脑网络是如何相互作用的？