Sex and design in our evolutionary cousins: The perception of beauty in nature
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| author | Tamra C. Mendelson |
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| contents | Sex and design in our evolutionary cousins: The perception of beauty in nature Tamra C. Mendelson Michael J. Ryan Comunicación Beauty sensory bias neuroaesthetics sexual selection perceptual fluency Taking an evolutionary approach to the question of beauty, we discuss the expression and perception of sexual beauty across the animal kingdom. Animals experience beauty in their brains, and animal brains are tuned to features of the environment most relevant to their survival. Over evolutionary time, sexually reproducing animals have exploited that tuning to maximize their attractiveness to the opposite sex, often leading to extreme courtship traits and behaviors. These are the traits of sexual beauty. Combining modern principles of neuroscience and neuroaesthetics with established principles of evolutionary biology, we aim to understand the biological basis and evolution of beauty in all animals, including ourselves. 2023 artículo científico 2174-3487 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=511774539023 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539023/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539023/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539023/511774539023.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539023/movil https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.13.24202 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5117 Mètode Science Studies Journal application/pdf Universitat de València Mètode Science Studies Journal (España) Num.13 |
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| spellingShingle | Sex and design in our evolutionary cousins: The perception of beauty in nature Tamra C. Mendelson Comunicación Beauty sensory bias neuroaesthetics sexual selection perceptual fluency Sex and design in our evolutionary cousins: The perception of beauty in nature Tamra C. Mendelson Michael J. Ryan Comunicación Beauty sensory bias neuroaesthetics sexual selection perceptual fluency Taking an evolutionary approach to the question of beauty, we discuss the expression and perception of sexual beauty across the animal kingdom. Animals experience beauty in their brains, and animal brains are tuned to features of the environment most relevant to their survival. Over evolutionary time, sexually reproducing animals have exploited that tuning to maximize their attractiveness to the opposite sex, often leading to extreme courtship traits and behaviors. These are the traits of sexual beauty. Combining modern principles of neuroscience and neuroaesthetics with established principles of evolutionary biology, we aim to understand the biological basis and evolution of beauty in all animals, including ourselves. 2023 artículo científico 2174-3487 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=511774539023 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539023/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539023/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539023/511774539023.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539023/movil https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.13.24202 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5117 Mètode Science Studies Journal application/pdf Universitat de València Mètode Science Studies Journal (España) Num.13 |
| title | Sex and design in our evolutionary cousins: The perception of beauty in nature |
| topic | Comunicación Beauty sensory bias neuroaesthetics sexual selection perceptual fluency |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=511774539023 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539023/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539023/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539023/511774539023.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5117/511774539023/movil https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.13.24202 |