Field · 11 records
Neuroaesthetics
Reward, preference, aesthetic appraisal and perceptual features
family: Adjacent
ND-0055 · 2013 · fMRI experiment
Impact of contour on aesthetic judgments and approach-avoidance decisions in architecture
Vartanian et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Curvilinear interiors were more often rated beautiful and recruited anterior cingulate activity during beauty judgments; contour did not significantly alter approach-avoidance decisions.
ND-0056 · 2006 · Behavioral experiment
Humans Prefer Curved Visual Objects
Moshe Bar & Maital Neta. Psychological Science
Participants showed a preference for curved over sharp-contoured objects, consistent with a negative bias toward sharp transitions.
ND-0058 · 2016 · Meta-analysis
Evidence for prospect-refuge theory: a meta-analysis of the findings of environmental preference research
Authors per journal record. City, Territory and Architecture
Prospect received more consistent support than refuge in interior and urban studies; evidence for complexity was mixed but often positive; mystery was less consistently supported.
ND-0059 · 2004 · Meta-analysis
Mystery, complexity, legibility and coherence: A meta-analysis
Authors per journal record. Journal of Environmental Psychology
Across the literature, relationships between preference and classic information variables were heterogeneous and often not reproducible.
ND-0060 · 1993 · Behavioral study
Visual Attributes Related to Preference in Interior Environments
Suzanne C. Scott. Journal of Interior Design
Preference clustered around recurring visual attributes of interiors, supporting links between aesthetic evaluation and information needs.
ND-0061 · 2021 · Behavioral study
Individual differences in preference for architectural interiors
Authors per journal record. Journal of Environmental Psychology
Coherence predicted preference across groups, while the contribution of fascination and hominess differed by population.
ND-0084 · 2024 · Experimental study
Multisensory nature exposure in the workplace: Exploring the restorative benefits of smell experiences
Yildirim, Globa, Gocer & Brambilla. Building and Environment
A multisensory biophilic workplace condition improved stress, mood and cognitive outcomes relative to a non-biophilic condition; olfactory pleasantness contributed to restoration.
ND-0105 · 2026 · Systematic review
The effects of interior design on users' psychological health under isolated, confined, and extreme environments: A systematic review
Authors per journal record. Journal of Environmental Psychology
Identifies recurring interior-design elements associated with psychological outcomes under unusually constrained conditions.
ND-0106 · 2021 · Review
The neuroaesthetics of architectural spaces
Chatterjee, Coburn & Weinberger. Cognitive Processing
Synthesizes how architectural spaces may engage sensory-motor, emotion-valuation and meaning-knowledge systems.
ND-0107 · 2022 · Book chapter
Making sense of space: The neuroaesthetics of architecture
Djebbara, Fich & Vecchiato. Routledge International Handbook of Neuroaesthetics
Connects architectural experience to neuroaesthetic and embodied-cognition frameworks.
ND-0136 · 2023 · Experimental study
Does a brief virtual dose of an environment affect subjective wellbeing and judgements of perceived restorativeness? Considering the role of place preference
Wilkie, Platt & Trotter. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology
Tests whether a short virtual exposure shifts wellbeing and perceived restorativeness, and whether an individual's preferred environment type moderates that response, rather than treating nature as restorative for everyone equally.