Guide to Bioaesthetics

Editor: Irina Matuzava

Source: Human Bridges Project

This guide explores the evolutionary origins of aesthetics in humans, otherwise known as bioaesthetics. Bioaesthetics is an interdisciplinary field that bridges biology, psychology, philosophy, and art to investigate aesthetic perception and how we perceive certain forms. Emerging research underlines the fact that our sense of beauty isn't purely cultural and has biological underpinnings.

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Our Ancient Relationship With Red Ocher and the Color of Cognition

By Irina Matuzava | From Human Bridges Project

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Neuroaesthetics: The Human Evolutionary Preference for Symmetry and Luster

By Irina Matuzava | From Human Bridges Project

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Gallery: Past Objects of Artistic Representation and Ornament

By Irina Matuzava | From Human Bridges Project

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Survival of the Cutest

By Irina Matuzava | From Human Bridges Project

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Humans Face Pareidolic Experiences to Our Advantage

By Irina Matuzava | From Human Bridges Project

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