美学研究的新取向:神经美学

Neuroaesthetics:A New Orientation on Aesthetics Research

神经美学主要研究艺术审美的神经机制,具体而言是对审美活动激活的脑区及其相互关系的认识。神经美学研究试图从神经生理学的角度为美学问题提供新的研究角度和解释框架,在视觉艺术、听觉艺术、审美体验以及艺术创造力等四个方面取得了许多有意义的研究成果,为传统美学研究提供了全新的思路。神经美学研究可着眼于探索不同艺术领域中审美活动的神经机制,以定位大脑中和审美相关的特异性脑区并对其进行功能的细分。

Neuroaesthetics mainly focuses on the neural mechanisms of aesthetic experience of beauty. Based on the examination of the relationship between aesthetic activity and brain activation, neuroaesthetic study has already obtained many significant results in four domains： visual art, auditory art, aesthetic experience and artistic creativity. Studies in the future are expected to investigate the correlates between aesthetics and brain activities in a more systematic and integral manner.