ND-0214 · 2023 · Other
You can touch this! Brain correlates of aesthetic processing of active fingertip exploration of material surfaces
Marschallek, Löw, Jacobsen. Neuropsychologia. 2023.
doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108520 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Touching material surfaces engaged sensorimotor and left prefrontal areas, and prefrontal activity rose with perceived pleasantness.
Design questions and applications
Treat touchable finishes as an aesthetic choice.
Field
Art, movement and the body
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card marschallek-2023-touch) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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