审美的神经机制研究及其美学意义

A Neurological Study on Aesthetic Process and Its Significance to Aesthetics

本文主要介绍了审美神经机制研究的初步成果,特别有关Zeki,Solso等人开创性的研究工作,并着重讨论了这些研究工作的美学意义,指出审美神经机制的研究不但在美学理论的确证方面,具有更强的说服力和广泛的应用性,而且在21世纪美学理论的重建方面,也一定会起着不可替代的重要作用。

An introduction to the pioneering neurological researches into aesthetic activities conducted by Zeki, Solso and so on was presented, and a discussion of their significance to aesthetics followed. Neuro-aesthetics uncovers underlying neural mechanisms in aesthetic activities, providing an indispensable basis for the reonstruction of aesthetical theories in the 21st century. The neurological study on aesthetic process opens up a promising direction for aesthetics, and deserves the mutual concern of neurologists and aestheticians.