The Aesthetic Brain
How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art
by Anjan Chatterjee · first published 2013
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The Aesthetic Brain takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey through the world of beauty, pleasure, and art. Chatterjee uses neuroscience to probe how an aesthetic sense is etched in our minds and evolutionary psychology to explain why aesthetic concerns feature centrally in our lives. Along the way, Chatterjee addresses fundamental questions: What is beauty? Is beauty universal? How is beauty related to pleasure? What is art? Should art be beautiful? Do we have an instinct for art? Chatterjee starts by probing the reasons that we find people, places, and even numbers beautiful. At the roo
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If you're interested in learning more about this subject check out The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art https://www.amazon.com/Aesthetic-Brain-Evolved-Desire-Beauty... Really great book that touches on the meta-analysis in this article and much more
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