Art reception as an interoceptive embodied predictive experience
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Published on: January 11, 2020
Ruben T Azevedo1, Manos Tsakiris1
1The Warburg Institute,School of Advanced Study,University of London,London WC1H 0AB,United Kingdom.https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/about/people/ruben-azevedohttp://warburg.sas.ac.uk/about/people/manos-tsakiris.
Abstract:
In the Distancing-Embracing model, an explanation is proposed for the apparent paradox that is the enjoyment of negative emotional states in art reception. Here, we argue for the advantages of grounding the psychological dynamics described in the model in established and empirically testable frameworks of brain functioning by thinking of art reception as an embodied experience guided by predictive coding.
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