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Differences in regional gray matter volume predict the extent to which openness influences judgments of beauty and pleasantness of interior architectural spaces.
Skov, Martin; Vartanian, Oshin; Navarrete, Gorka; Modroño, Cristian; Chatterjee, Anjan; Leder, Helmut; Gonzalez-Mora, José L; Nadal, Marcos.
Affiliation
  • Skov M; Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Vartanian O; Decision Neuroscience Research Group, Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Navarrete G; Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Modroño C; Center for Social and Cognitive Neuroscience (CSCN), School of Psychology, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
  • Chatterjee A; Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain.
  • Leder H; University Institute of Neuroscience, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Spain.
  • Gonzalez-Mora JL; Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Nadal M; Faculty of Psychology & Cognitive Science Research Platform, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Ann N Y Acad Sci ; 1507(1): 133-145, 2022 01.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34480374
ABSTRACT
Hedonic evaluation of sensory objects varies from person to person. While this variability has been linked to differences in experience, little is known about why stimuli lead to different evaluations in different people. We used linear mixed-effects models to determine the extent to which the openness, contour, and ceiling height of interior spaces influenced the beauty and pleasantness ratings of 18 participants. Then, by analyzing structural brain images acquired for the same group of participants, we asked if any regional gray matter volume (rGMV) covaried with these differences in the extent to which the three features influence beauty and pleasantness ratings. Voxel-based morphometry analysis revealed that the influence of openness on pleasantness ratings correlated with rGMV in the anterior prefrontal cortex (Brodmann area (BA)-10), and the influence of openness on beauty ratings correlated with rGMV in the temporal pole (BA38) and cluster, including the posterior cingulate cortex (BA31) and paracentral lobule (BA5/6). There were no significant correlations involving contour or ceiling height. Our results suggest that regional variance in gray matter volume may play a role in the computation of hedonic valuation and account for differences in the way people weigh certain attributes of interior architectural spaces.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Architecture / Beauty / Brain / Pleasure / Gray Matter / Judgment Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Ann N Y Acad Sci Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country:

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Architecture / Beauty / Brain / Pleasure / Gray Matter / Judgment Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Ann N Y Acad Sci Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: