ND-0226 · 2006 · Other
Brain correlates of aesthetic judgment of beauty
Jacobsen, Schubotz, Höfel et al. NeuroImage. 2006.
doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2005.07.010 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
Beauty judgments engaged frontomedian cortex and a parietal area of the symmetry network, which supports symmetry and complexity as drivers of beauty.
Design questions and applications
Treat symmetry and complexity as variables to test with occupants.
Field
Beauty and the brain
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card jacobsen-2006-beauty-judgment) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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