Neuroaesthetics: How aesthetics improves your mental health
- Ellie Keung
- Dec 2, 2023
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 19
Neuroscience on your attention and decison making: Giving us access to emotional elements, impacting our life choices and experiences (e.g Orange on your fingers)
Our lab is a haven for those who seek to explore the boundaries of aesthetics, blending artistry with science to create transformative experiences.
Two system of thinking; Fast and Slow thinking, Wearing you down to make certain decisions
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Psychedelic research and neuroaesthetics are two distinct fields, but there can be some overlap and interconnectedness.
Psychedelic Research:
Focus: Investigates the effects of psychedelic substances (such as psilocybin, LSD, or MDMA) on cognition, perception, emotions, and consciousness.
Applications: Explores therapeutic uses for mental health conditions, enhances creativity, and provides insights into altered states of consciousness.
Neurobiology: Studies the impact of psychedelics on neural networks, neurotransmitter systems, and brain connectivity.
Neuroaesthetics:
Focus: Explores the neural basis of aesthetic experiences, examining how the brain processes and responds to art, beauty, and other aesthetic stimuli.
Applications: Enhances our understanding of human preferences, artistic appreciation, and the emotional impact of visual and auditory stimuli.
Neurobiology: Investigates neural mechanisms, such as the involvement of reward systems, emotional processing centers, and sensory perception, in aesthetic experiences.
Overlap:
Enhanced Perception: Both areas may involve altered states of perception, with psychedelics inducing perceptual changes and neuroaesthetics examining how the brain perceives and interprets stimuli.
Emotional Impact: Both fields may explore the emotional responses to stimuli, with psychedelics influencing emotions directly, while neuroaesthetics studies how art and aesthetic experiences evoke emotions.
Connection:
Psychedelic experiences might be considered a unique form of aesthetic experience, as individuals often report profound changes in perception, a heightened sense of beauty, and a deep emotional connection to the environment.
In summary, while psychedelic research and neuroaesthetics have different primary focuses, there can be a connection in understanding how altered states of consciousness, induced by psychedelics, influence aesthetic experiences and the neural mechanisms underlying both phenomena.
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