| Autor: |
TORROMINO, G., CHIARELLA, S. G., FOCARETA, M., CUONO, S., MARENGHI, F., MAIOLI, M., GAGLIARDI, D. M. |
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Journal of Comparative Literature & Aesthetics; Autumn2024, Vol. 47 Issue 3, p89-102, 14p |
| Abstrakt: |
Supernormal stimuli were first defined in ethology as exaggerated forms of natural or artificial stimuli able to elicit amplified responses in animals. After the characterisation of supernormal stimuli in ethology, many scholars have explored the idea of supernormality also with reference to human cultures, resulting in the assignment of this attribute to several categories of stimuli, from pornography to fast-food. In the last decades, also art has been proposed to act as a supernormal stimulus for human beings. After reviewing the major contributions in this field, here we explore this hypothesis by highlighting experimental evidence from studies in neuroaesthetics and art history cases that corroborate this view in an attempt to show the potential that this framework can bring to the aesthetic debate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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