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Beauty and the Brain: The Science of Neuroaesthetics with Dr. Anjan Chatterjee

Beauty At Work

CHAPTER

The Aesthetic Triad

Aesthetic experience is an emergent property of three interrelated systems, distinct but interacting systems in the brain. We get pleasure from things that are beautiful; we can also feel fear and anxiety when people talk about the sublime. The most popular class of paintings you typically get are those by impressionist painters like Van Gogh or Rothko.

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