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New paper about aesthetic sensitivity to curvature

“Aesthetic sensitivity to curvature in real objects and abstract designs” has been published in Acta Psychologica.

Corradi, G., Belman, M., Currò, T., Chuquichambi, E. G., Rey, C., & Nadal, M. (2019). Aesthetic sensitivity to curvature in real objects and abstract designs. Acta Psychologica, 197, 124-130. Link

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Robert Pepperell and EvoCog’s paintings exposition in the Casal Solleric

 

After a great start in the CaixaForum Palma, we are preparing our paintings exposition in the Casal Solleric, Paseo del Borne, 27, Palma. We will be ready to start tomorrow. Our paintings exposition also appeared in the  Diario de Mallorca: https://www.diariodemallorca.es/cultura/2019/01/08/robert-pepperell-lleva-mundo-colores/1381096.html 

 

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New paper: “The effects of presentation time on preference for curvature of real objects and meaningless novel patterns”.

New paper on British Journal of Psychology about aesthetics and preferences. This research was led by Guido Corradi and supervised by full professor Enric Munar.

Corradi, G., Rosselló-Mir, J., Vañó, J., Chuquichambi, E., Bertamini, M., & Munar, E. (2018). The effects of presentation time on preference for curvature of real objects and meaningless novel patterns. British Journal of psychology. Available here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjop.12367

 

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Lecture of Emilio López-Navarro PhD Thesis: “Person-Centered Approximation to Psychoses: Effectiveness and Outcomes”

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Today we had Thesis Lecture of new Ph.D. Emilio López-Navarro. His Ph.D. supervisors were: Enric Munar Roca, Antoni Mayol Pou and Paul David John Chadwick. Congratulations for the Ph.D. and a great presentation with a great audience.

The event was held in Sala de Graus of Antoni Mª Alcover Building, UIB – Campus Universitari, at 11.00 o’clock.

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Seminar activity about Action and Embodied Aesthetics

On Friday 16 of November, thanks to the visit of Beatriz Calvo-Merino —City University College London— and Guido Orgs —Goldsmiths University College London— we could enjoy a seminar activity about “Action and Embodied Aesthetics” at @UIBuniversitat

Beatriz Calvo-Merino presented “Neurocognitive mechanisms of Embodied Aesthetics”.

Guido Orgs presented “Joint action aesthetics in live dance performance”.

Place: Seminario de Psicología, Guillem Cifré i Colonya, Campus Universitari

 

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EvoCog on the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics Congress (IAEA). Conflict, Arousal, and Curiosity: Berlyne and Beyond

EvoCog was present in the IAEA congress. Conflict, Arousal, and Curiosity: Berlyne and Beyond. The congress took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Date: August 30 –  September 2, 2018
CONTRIBUTIONS & PRESENTATIONS

The smooth curvature effect in real paintings

Enric Munar Roca. Professor, University of the Balearic Islands

Musical and visual aesthetic sensitivity

Marcos Nadal. Professor, University of the Balearic Islands

Musical aesthetic sensitivity

Ana Sánchez Clemente. Ph.D. Student, University of the Balearic Islands

Training to distinguish liking and beauty

Jiajia Che. Ph.D. Student, University of the Balearic Islands

The role of working memory in the aesthetic appreciation of paintings

Xiaolei Sun. Ph.D. Student, University of the Balearic Islands

Presentation time on preference for curvature: real objects and meaningless novel patterns 

Guido Corradi. Ph.D. Student, University of the Balearic Islands

 

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EvoCog on the First Joint Congress of SEPEX-SEPNECA-AIP

EvoCog was present in the First Joint Congress of SEPEX-SEPNECA-AIP experimental. The congress took place in Madrid at the Psychology and Education building of the Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED).
Date: 3 – 6 July of 2018
PRESENTATIONS
Preference for curvature in real paintings.
    Authors: E. Munar, R. Peperell, J. Vañó, & N. Ruta.
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POSTERS
Curvature effect on paintings in two contexts.
    Authors: J. Vañó, R. Peperell, N. Ruta, & E. Munar
Implicit and explicit preference for curvature and symmetry.
    Authors: E. Chuquichambi, G. Corradi, A. Flexas, & J. Rosselló-Mir.
Preference for curvature of meaningless novel patterns in a two-alternative forced choice task.
    Authors: G. Corradi, E. Chuquichambi, A. Flexas, & J. Rosselló-Mir
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Lecture of Ana Pérez Manrique PhD Thesis: “Varieties of empathy in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)”.

On March 26, 2018, PhD student Ana Pérez Manrique, member of the Human Evolution and Cognition research group (EvoCog), presented her PhD Thesis, entitled “Varieties of empathy in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)“.  His work was supervised by Dr. Antoni Gomila Benejam. The doctoral lecture led to the achievement of her PhD diploma.
The event was held at 10:30 AM, in ‘Sala de Graus’ at the Antoni Mª Alcover i Sureda building, on the UIB campus.