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 +'''Neuroesthetics''' (or neuroaesthetics) is a relatively recent sub-discipline of empirical aesthetics. Empirical aesthetics takes a scientific approach to the study of [[aesthetic]] perceptions of [[art]] and [[music]]. Neuroesthetics received its formal definition in 2002 as the scientific study of the neural bases for the contemplation and creation of a work of art. Neuroesthetics uses the techniques of [[neuroscience]] in order to explain and understand the aesthetic experiences at the [[neurology|neurological]] level. The topic attracts scholars from many disciplines including neuroscientists, [[art historian]]s, [[artist]]s, and [[psychologist]]s.
 +[[File:Mona Lisa.jpg|thumb|260px|alt=Alt text| Researchers are looking to neuroscience for answers behind why the human brain finds artistic works like DaVinci's ''Mona Lisa'' so alluring.
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Neuroesthetics (or neuroaesthetics) is a relatively recent sub-discipline of empirical aesthetics. Empirical aesthetics takes a scientific approach to the study of aesthetic perceptions of art and music. Neuroesthetics received its formal definition in 2002 as the scientific study of the neural bases for the contemplation and creation of a work of art. Neuroesthetics uses the techniques of neuroscience in order to explain and understand the aesthetic experiences at the neurological level. The topic attracts scholars from many disciplines including neuroscientists, art historians, artists, and psychologists. [[File:Mona Lisa.jpg|thumb|260px|alt=Alt text| Researchers are looking to neuroscience for answers behind why the human brain finds artistic works like DaVinci's Mona Lisa so alluring.


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