International Association for Empirical Aesthetics
@iaea-aesthetics.bsky.social
IAEA is an organization of researchers who use scientific methods to investigate aesthetic valuation, experience and behavior.
IAEA hosts a bi-annual conference and has an affiliated journal, Empirical Studies of the Arts.
https://iaea-aesthetics.org
IAEA hosts a bi-annual conference and has an affiliated journal, Empirical Studies of the Arts.
https://iaea-aesthetics.org
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The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
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Submissions are now open!
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Submissions are now open!
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
Submissions are now open!
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Submissions are now open!
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
iaea-jena2026.org
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We particularly appreciate submissions fitting our conference theme:
Future follows Past -
Creating a Gesamtkunstwerk together for Arts and Aesthetics Research
Future follows Past -
Creating a Gesamtkunstwerk together for Arts and Aesthetics Research
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
We particularly appreciate submissions fitting our conference theme:
Future follows Past -
Creating a Gesamtkunstwerk together for Arts and Aesthetics Research
Future follows Past -
Creating a Gesamtkunstwerk together for Arts and Aesthetics Research
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Submissions are now open!
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Submissions are now open!
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.
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📣 New Paper Alert!
My PhD student Hannah Ovadia and I wrote a concise update on “The Role of the Default Mode Network (DMN) in Aesthetic Appeal” to synthesize evidence, highlight issues, and most importantly, consider theoretical alternatives.
Free access:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lz-h8MqMi...
My PhD student Hannah Ovadia and I wrote a concise update on “The Role of the Default Mode Network (DMN) in Aesthetic Appeal” to synthesize evidence, highlight issues, and most importantly, consider theoretical alternatives.
Free access:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lz-h8MqMi...
October 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
📣 New Paper Alert!
My PhD student Hannah Ovadia and I wrote a concise update on “The Role of the Default Mode Network (DMN) in Aesthetic Appeal” to synthesize evidence, highlight issues, and most importantly, consider theoretical alternatives.
Free access:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lz-h8MqMi...
My PhD student Hannah Ovadia and I wrote a concise update on “The Role of the Default Mode Network (DMN) in Aesthetic Appeal” to synthesize evidence, highlight issues, and most importantly, consider theoretical alternatives.
Free access:
authors.elsevier.com/a/1lz-h8MqMi...
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Poster presentation successfully completed!
I had the privilege of presenting at the Aesthetics 2025 conference: "Arts Engagement and Aesthetic Experience: Bridging the Gap between Arts and Sciences" (September 28 - October 2, 2025, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland).
I had the privilege of presenting at the Aesthetics 2025 conference: "Arts Engagement and Aesthetic Experience: Bridging the Gap between Arts and Sciences" (September 28 - October 2, 2025, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland).
October 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Poster presentation successfully completed!
I had the privilege of presenting at the Aesthetics 2025 conference: "Arts Engagement and Aesthetic Experience: Bridging the Gap between Arts and Sciences" (September 28 - October 2, 2025, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland).
I had the privilege of presenting at the Aesthetics 2025 conference: "Arts Engagement and Aesthetic Experience: Bridging the Gap between Arts and Sciences" (September 28 - October 2, 2025, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland).
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We had a great day of presentations with our friends at Mural Arts and the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project @ Penn. Long overdue and looking forward to continuing the conversation!
October 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We had a great day of presentations with our friends at Mural Arts and the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project @ Penn. Long overdue and looking forward to continuing the conversation!
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How do we see style?: Trends in Cognitive Sciences www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
How do we see style?
In a recent series of experiments, Boger and Firestone ask: How do we perceive style?’.
Their findings suggest that style perception relies on basic perceptual processes
involved in differentiating im...
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October 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
How do we see style?: Trends in Cognitive Sciences www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
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Cant wait for this - the artwork gives a beautiful insight into how different minds work, from extremely literal to impossibly abstract.
To give our participants more agency we’ll be hearing from them directly,
including non speaking people, and professional artists.
🧑🎨 🧠🌈
#dublin #psychology
To give our participants more agency we’ll be hearing from them directly,
including non speaking people, and professional artists.
🧑🎨 🧠🌈
#dublin #psychology
Join us at Trinity Business School on Oct 30 @ 2 PM for our Photovoice Exhibition on music, arts & neurodiversity. Free but limited tickets! Hosted by @dancingresearch.bsky.social
Register below:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/music-and-...
Register below:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/music-and-...
October 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Cant wait for this - the artwork gives a beautiful insight into how different minds work, from extremely literal to impossibly abstract.
To give our participants more agency we’ll be hearing from them directly,
including non speaking people, and professional artists.
🧑🎨 🧠🌈
#dublin #psychology
To give our participants more agency we’ll be hearing from them directly,
including non speaking people, and professional artists.
🧑🎨 🧠🌈
#dublin #psychology
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How do our senses contribute to food enjoyment?
We answer this question in a new review paper. The paper started as a final project in an undergraduate seminar on neuroaesthetics in 2023. I am so proud of the students and their hard work!
cjur.ca/wp-content/u...
@uoftpsychology.bsky.social
We answer this question in a new review paper. The paper started as a final project in an undergraduate seminar on neuroaesthetics in 2023. I am so proud of the students and their hard work!
cjur.ca/wp-content/u...
@uoftpsychology.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
How do our senses contribute to food enjoyment?
We answer this question in a new review paper. The paper started as a final project in an undergraduate seminar on neuroaesthetics in 2023. I am so proud of the students and their hard work!
cjur.ca/wp-content/u...
@uoftpsychology.bsky.social
We answer this question in a new review paper. The paper started as a final project in an undergraduate seminar on neuroaesthetics in 2023. I am so proud of the students and their hard work!
cjur.ca/wp-content/u...
@uoftpsychology.bsky.social
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🎶🎧 Call for young participants aged 5-11 for short online listening expt describing anything music makes them feel or imagine.
Thank you for participating/sharing! #musicscience #musiceducation
Info/access (adult consent required):
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Thank you for participating/sharing! #musicscience #musiceducation
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July 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🎶🎧 Call for young participants aged 5-11 for short online listening expt describing anything music makes them feel or imagine.
Thank you for participating/sharing! #musicscience #musiceducation
Info/access (adult consent required):
york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Thank you for participating/sharing! #musicscience #musiceducation
Info/access (adult consent required):
york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Our study about reminiscence bump(s) in personally meaningful music:
Your life’s greatest hits? A global study finds they trace back to our teens. Timing changes w/ age & gender: as we age, men stick to old favourites, women embrace newer tunes! 1/2
Read: t.ly/u2qvJ
#MusicScience #MusicPsychology
Your life’s greatest hits? A global study finds they trace back to our teens. Timing changes w/ age & gender: as we age, men stick to old favourites, women embrace newer tunes! 1/2
Read: t.ly/u2qvJ
#MusicScience #MusicPsychology
October 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Our study about reminiscence bump(s) in personally meaningful music:
Your life’s greatest hits? A global study finds they trace back to our teens. Timing changes w/ age & gender: as we age, men stick to old favourites, women embrace newer tunes! 1/2
Read: t.ly/u2qvJ
#MusicScience #MusicPsychology
Your life’s greatest hits? A global study finds they trace back to our teens. Timing changes w/ age & gender: as we age, men stick to old favourites, women embrace newer tunes! 1/2
Read: t.ly/u2qvJ
#MusicScience #MusicPsychology
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Did you know ?💡Gesamtkunstwerk is a German term for a “total work of art”, an idea that unites diverse art forms like visual arts, architecture, music, and performance into one coherent artistic expression. It’s a word that invites us to imagine art as an immersive, all-embracing experience.
October 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Did you know ?💡Gesamtkunstwerk is a German term for a “total work of art”, an idea that unites diverse art forms like visual arts, architecture, music, and performance into one coherent artistic expression. It’s a word that invites us to imagine art as an immersive, all-embracing experience.
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We invite you to submit your proposals for symposia, individual talks and posters for the 2026 Conference!
Symposia deadline: 28th Nov 2025
Talks & Posters deadline: 19th Dec 2025
We look forward to receiving your ideas and contributions! ✨
Symposia deadline: 28th Nov 2025
Talks & Posters deadline: 19th Dec 2025
We look forward to receiving your ideas and contributions! ✨
October 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
We invite you to submit your proposals for symposia, individual talks and posters for the 2026 Conference!
Symposia deadline: 28th Nov 2025
Talks & Posters deadline: 19th Dec 2025
We look forward to receiving your ideas and contributions! ✨
Symposia deadline: 28th Nov 2025
Talks & Posters deadline: 19th Dec 2025
We look forward to receiving your ideas and contributions! ✨
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Welcome to the IAEA Aesthetics Conference 2026 in Jena!
We are delighted to announce that the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) will hold its next international conference in Jena, Germany, from 5th to 8th May.
Discover more at iaea-jena2026.org (link in bio)
We are delighted to announce that the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) will hold its next international conference in Jena, Germany, from 5th to 8th May.
Discover more at iaea-jena2026.org (link in bio)
October 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Welcome to the IAEA Aesthetics Conference 2026 in Jena!
We are delighted to announce that the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) will hold its next international conference in Jena, Germany, from 5th to 8th May.
Discover more at iaea-jena2026.org (link in bio)
We are delighted to announce that the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) will hold its next international conference in Jena, Germany, from 5th to 8th May.
Discover more at iaea-jena2026.org (link in bio)
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A tremendously exciting preprint detailing first results of an ambitious multi-week intergenerational art making & hyperscanning study, whose aim was to explore the naissance of friendships 👥 Massive props to @ryssamoffat.bsky.social for leading and to @introspection.bsky.social for the fab collab!🌟
Preprint hot off the press: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
🙏 @introspection.bsky.social & @escross.bsky.social
🙏 @introspection.bsky.social & @escross.bsky.social
Longitudinal intergenerational hyperscanning reveals indices of relationship formation and loneliness
Loneliness is globally acknowledged as a severe and burgeoning health risk, fuelling interest in helping people of all ages form meaningful social connections. One promising approach consists of inter...
www.biorxiv.org
October 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A tremendously exciting preprint detailing first results of an ambitious multi-week intergenerational art making & hyperscanning study, whose aim was to explore the naissance of friendships 👥 Massive props to @ryssamoffat.bsky.social for leading and to @introspection.bsky.social for the fab collab!🌟
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Looking forward to sharing the lessons about the emotional side of creativity, from empathy and self-compassion to frustration and self-doubt at the Designing for Empathy summit.
#creativity #emotions #emotionalintelligence #art #fashion
#creativity #emotions #emotionalintelligence #art #fashion
October 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Looking forward to sharing the lessons about the emotional side of creativity, from empathy and self-compassion to frustration and self-doubt at the Designing for Empathy summit.
#creativity #emotions #emotionalintelligence #art #fashion
#creativity #emotions #emotionalintelligence #art #fashion
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Excited to share a call for articles for a special issue of Education Sciences on #aesthetics #creativity and #emotionalintelligence @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social
that I am co-editing w/ John Pellitteri and Jessica Hoffmann
@iaea-aesthetics.bsky.social
More: www.mdpi.com/journal/educ...
that I am co-editing w/ John Pellitteri and Jessica Hoffmann
@iaea-aesthetics.bsky.social
More: www.mdpi.com/journal/educ...
www.mdpi.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Excited to share a call for articles for a special issue of Education Sciences on #aesthetics #creativity and #emotionalintelligence @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social
that I am co-editing w/ John Pellitteri and Jessica Hoffmann
@iaea-aesthetics.bsky.social
More: www.mdpi.com/journal/educ...
that I am co-editing w/ John Pellitteri and Jessica Hoffmann
@iaea-aesthetics.bsky.social
More: www.mdpi.com/journal/educ...
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I've been selected as a 2026 Osher Fellow at the California Academy of Sciences (@calacademy.bsky.social), for a project with Indre Viskontas (@indrevis.bsky.social) and Cal Academy. Thanks so much to Rhonda Rubenstein and for facilitating this opportunity!
www.calacademy.org/osher-fellows
www.calacademy.org/osher-fellows
Osher Fellows
Osher Fellows bring their world-renowned creative expertise to the Academy's science learning programs.
www.calacademy.org
August 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I've been selected as a 2026 Osher Fellow at the California Academy of Sciences (@calacademy.bsky.social), for a project with Indre Viskontas (@indrevis.bsky.social) and Cal Academy. Thanks so much to Rhonda Rubenstein and for facilitating this opportunity!
www.calacademy.org/osher-fellows
www.calacademy.org/osher-fellows
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A report on our recent study on nature and biophilic design. Designing for the Mind | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
Designing for the Mind
Does nature, or nature-inspired interior design, help restore fatigued attention, ameliorate stress, and make us more creative?
www.psychologytoday.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A report on our recent study on nature and biophilic design. Designing for the Mind | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
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Hi Bluesky! 🦋
We are the Aesthetics and Learning Lab (ALL).
ALLab is based in the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen. Its aim is to empirically investigate how and what can be learned from aesthetic experiences ✨
Stay tuned, for now... That's ALL folks!
We are the Aesthetics and Learning Lab (ALL).
ALLab is based in the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen. Its aim is to empirically investigate how and what can be learned from aesthetic experiences ✨
Stay tuned, for now... That's ALL folks!
August 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Hi Bluesky! 🦋
We are the Aesthetics and Learning Lab (ALL).
ALLab is based in the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen. Its aim is to empirically investigate how and what can be learned from aesthetic experiences ✨
Stay tuned, for now... That's ALL folks!
We are the Aesthetics and Learning Lab (ALL).
ALLab is based in the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen. Its aim is to empirically investigate how and what can be learned from aesthetic experiences ✨
Stay tuned, for now... That's ALL folks!
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Nice to see this article out in issue! #MusicScience
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
cc: @jasongoopy.bsky.social @melissaforbes.bsky.social
I did a #PubChat thread over on the other site, so repeating it here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
cc: @jasongoopy.bsky.social @melissaforbes.bsky.social
I did a #PubChat thread over on the other site, so repeating it here:
Becoming singular: Musical identity construction and maintenance through the lens of identity process theory - Melissa Forbes, Jason Goopy, Amanda E Krause, 2025
This study uses identity process theory to understand the social–psychological processes that motivate individuals to construct an identity in which music, sing...
journals.sagepub.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Nice to see this article out in issue! #MusicScience
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
cc: @jasongoopy.bsky.social @melissaforbes.bsky.social
I did a #PubChat thread over on the other site, so repeating it here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
cc: @jasongoopy.bsky.social @melissaforbes.bsky.social
I did a #PubChat thread over on the other site, so repeating it here:
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Next, aesthetic preferences. People think real-world large objects look better when displayed large, and vice versa for small objects. Our experiments show that this is true with anagrams too!
August 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Next, aesthetic preferences. People think real-world large objects look better when displayed large, and vice versa for small objects. Our experiments show that this is true with anagrams too!
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@ibdinvestors.bsky.social reminding us that creativity is much than good or even brilliant ideas. We need to move on it and that is hard
#TheCreativityChoice #creativity #Innovation #IDEAS
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#TheCreativityChoice #creativity #Innovation #IDEAS
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August 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@ibdinvestors.bsky.social reminding us that creativity is much than good or even brilliant ideas. We need to move on it and that is hard
#TheCreativityChoice #creativity #Innovation #IDEAS
www.investors.com/news/managem...
#TheCreativityChoice #creativity #Innovation #IDEAS
www.investors.com/news/managem...