Download or read book Art, Aesthetics, and the Brain written by Joseph P. Huston and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What neural processes underlie the appreciation of painting, music, and dance? How did such processes evolve? This book brings together experts in genetics, psychology, neuroimaging, neuropsychology, art history, and philosophy to explore these questions. It sets the stage for a cognitive neuroscience of art and aesthetics.