ND-0208 · 2012 · Other
Abstract art and cortical motor activation: an EEG study
Umiltà, Berchio, Sestito et al. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 2012.
doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00311 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Viewing images of Lucio Fontana's abstract paintings suppressed the mu rhythm, a marker of cortical motor activation, whether or not people had seen them before.
Field
Art, movement and the body
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card umilta-2012-abstract-motor) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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