Abstract Art and Cortical Motor Activation: an EEG study.

The role of the motor system in the perception of visual art remains to be better understood. Earlier studies on the visual perception of abstract art (from Gestalt theory, as in Arnheim 1954 and 1988, to balance preference studies as in Locher and Stappers, 2002, and more recent work by Locher et a...

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Main Authors: Maria Alessandra eUmilta', Cristina eBerchio, Mariateresa eSestito, David eFreedberg, Vittorio eGallese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
EEG
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00311/full