Advances in Applied Neuroaesthetics

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to send your contributions to this Special Issue on Applied Neuroaesthetics.

Rooted in Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychology, and Philosophy, Neuroaesthetics investigates the neural mechanisms underlying the aesthetic experience, including perception, affect, reward processing, and meaning-making. This Special Issue aims to examine the expanding field of applied neuroaesthetics, which pursues the implementation of Neuroaesthetics principles and techniques in a host of different applications, from Marketing to Architecture. Bringing together perspectives from diverse disciplines, this issue not only explores applications, but also addresses questions about the validity of some commercially oriented findings, as well as emerging challenges around neural data collection, ownership, and privacy as relevant techniques in real-world applications.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.  Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

1. The science of Neuroaesthetics;
2. Neuroaesthetics applications in Architecture and the Built Environment;
3. Neuroaesthetics applications in Consumer Neuroscience: legitimate uses and pseudoscientific claims;
4. Ethics related to use of Neural Data resulting from biometrics applications.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Dr. Alexandros A. Lavdas
Guest Editor

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