Aesthetics and Neuroscience

Part I. Neuroscience of Creativity

1. The Vestibular System and Artistic Painting: A Theoretical Framework for the Study of Multi-modal Interactions in Aesthetic Experience of Painting and Painting Viewing
Alain Londero, Didier Bouccara, Hervé Bozec

2. Heuraesthesia: When Synaesthesia Fertilizes the Mind
Vincent Mignerot

3. Dyslexia, Education and Creativity, a Cross-Cultural Study
Zoï Kapoula, Marine Vernet

Part II. Neurophysiology of the Artworks’ Observer

4. The Theatrical Stage Setting: A Tool for Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Yannick Bressan

5. Aesthetic Impact of Anthropomorphic Figures in Art: The Case of Facial Expressions
Amel Achour Benallegue, Jérôme Pelletier, Gwenaël Kaminski

6. How Art and Neuroscience Fell for Each Other
Marine Vernet

Part III. Understanding and Enhancing Art Experiences

7. Spectating Myriam Gourfink’s Dances; Transdisciplinary Explorations
Coline Joufflineau, Asaf Bachrach

8. Interactive Experiences Shape the Perception of an Artistic Performance: Evidence from Eye Movements and Physiological Measures
Solène Kalénine

9. Variations in Visual Exploration and Physiological Reactions During Art Perception When Children Visit the Museum with a Mobile Electronic Guide
Laurent Sparrow

Part IV. Training and Teaching Through Art and Neuroscience

10. Steps Towards the Art of Placing Science in the Acting Practice. A Performance-Neuroscience Perspective
Daria Lippi, Corinne Jola, Victor Jacono, Gabriele Sofia

11. Art, Mathematics, Pedagogy
Claude Paul Bruter

12. Percepts & Parameters, a Prospective Approach of Architectural Materiality
Eglantine Bigot-Doll

Part V. Neuroscientific Inspiration for Artists

13. Paintings as Complex Dynamic Systems
Sophie Lavaud-Forest

14. Time: Active or Passive
Olga Kisseleva, Claire Leroux

15. “The Experiencing Body”, for a Combination of Movements
Pascale Weber, Jean Delsaux

Part VI. Modeling and Naturalizing Aesthetics

16. An Introduction on Formal and Computational Models in Popular Music Analysis and Generation
Moreno Andreatta, Gilles Baroin

17. The Evolution of Aesthetics: A Review of Models
Julien P. Renoult

18. Philosophical Aesthetics and Neuroaesthetics: A Common Future?
Bruno Trentini

Keywords: Philosophy, Aesthetics, Neurosciences, Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis, Arts, Neurobiology