Neural art appraisal of painter: Dali or Picasso?

Autor: Miyuki Yamamoto, Yukiyasu Kamitani, Yasuhito Sawahata, Hiromi Yamamura
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: NeuroReport. 20:1630-1633
ISSN: 0959-4965
DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e3283331322
Popis: One can infer an artist's identity from his or her artworks, but little is known about the neural representation of such elusive categorization. Here, we constructed a 'neural art appraiser' based on machine-learning methods that predicted the painter from the functional MRI activity pattern elicited by a painting. We found that Dali's and Picasso's artworks could be accurately classified based on brain activity alone, and that broadly distributed brain activity contributed to the neural prediction. Our approach provides a new means to probe into complex neural processes underlying art experiences.
Databáze: OpenAIRE