This paper has a rather audacious purpose: to present a comprehensive theory explaining,
and further providing hypotheses for the empirical study of, the multiple ways by which …

There has been much work on what people appreciate in art, but comparatively little on what
feelings of appreciation consist in. What do people feel when they encounter artworks that …

AI has captured the artworld, and, and, progressively, is resha** the way humans interact
with various forms of media. Computer-generated art sells for millions at auctions; artists …

Why are negative emotions so central in art reception far beyond tragedy? Revisiting
classical aesthetics in the light of recent psychological research, we present a novel model …

Being interested in art and having knowledge about art are arguably central dimensions in
art experience and two of the most important individual differences when assessing how …

A practical guide to working with the principles of polyvagal theory beyond the therapy
session. Deb Dana is the foremost translator of polyvagal theory into clinical practice. Here …

Aesthetic sensitivity has been defined as the ability to recognize and appreciate beauty and
compositional excellence, and to judge artistic merit according to standards of aesthetic …

Since the advent of the concept of empathy in the scientific literature, it has been
hypothesized, although not necessarily empirically verified, that empathic processes are …

The goal of this study was to investigate whether activist art can have a stimulating
psychological effect on its spectators. This question is examined in art specifically related to …

The arts have long been promoted as hel** people learn and care about situations and
people other than themselves. However, large-scale research on this question is sparse …