ISSN: 2167-0870
Department of CIAS Interdepartmental Research Center, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Giuseppe Camillo Santangelo (Castelvetrano, 1980) in an architect. He graduated at the Faculty of Architecture of Ferrara in 2006, with a thesis entitled "Popular Theater of Sciacca. Proposed recovery through the functional and technological completion of the building in its context ", supervisor prof. Fabio Conato. The thesis was marked with a special mention "for the quality expressed by the project and for the original interpretation of the theme of the competition" at the "Guido Nardi Award 2007 - Innovative Transparencies".
Research Article
Neuroaesthetics of Art Vision: An Experimental Approach to the Sense of Beauty
Author(s): Maddalena Coccagna, Pietro Avanzini, Mariagrazia Portera, Giovanni Vecchiato, Maddalena Fabbri Destro, AlessandroVittorio Sironi, Fabrizio Salvi, Andrea Gatti, Filippo Domenicali, Raffaella Folgieri, Annalisa Banzi, Caselli Elisabetta, Luca Lanzoni, Volta Antonella, Matteo Bisi, Silvia Cesari, Arianna Vivarelli, Giorgio Balboni Pier, Giuseppe Santangelo Camillo, Giovanni Sassu and Sante Mazzacane*
Objective: NEVArt research aims to study the correlation between a set of neurophysiological/emotional reactions and the level of aesthetic appreciation of around 500 experimental subjects, during the observation of 18 different paintings from the XVI-XVIII century, in a real museum context.
Methods: Several bio-signals have been recorded to evaluate the participants’ reactions during the observation of paintings. Among them: (a) neurovegetative, motor and emotional biosignals were recorded using wearable tools for EEG (electroencephalogram), ECG (electrocardiogram) and EDA (electrodermal activity); (b) gaze pattern during the observation of art works, while (c) data of the participants (age, gender, education, familiarity with art, etc.) and their explicit judgments about paintings have been obtained. Participants were invited to respond.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0870.20.10.404