Art and Psychological Well-Being: Linking the Brain to the Aesthetic Emotion

Stefano Mastandrea, Sabrina Fagioli, Valeria Biasi, Stefano Mastandrea, Sabrina Fagioli, Valeria Biasi

Abstract

Keywords: aesthetic appraisal; aesthetic emotion; art museum; art-based learning; emotion regulation; neuroaesthetics; well-being.

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