New systematic review/meta-analysis: Music is widely used in exercise, yet its cognitive & affective effects remain unclear. Results show no consistent overall effects, but meta-regression indicates that higher exercise intensity predicts smaller effects of music. Read more: doi.org/10.3389/fpsy...

Congratulations! @giacomobignardi.bsky.social receives the Frank X. Barron Award for his superior contributions to the psychology of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts as a student. The American Psychological Association honors his research on genetic effects on the perception of art🎶

🔔Deadline Extended!🔔 We have extended the submission deadline for abstracts and award nominations to February 15. We hope to see you in Philadelphia! Submit an abstract: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc2026-sub... Nominate for an award: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc2026-sub...

Reminder: tomorrow is the last day to submit nominees for IAEA awards! Fechner Award: lifetime contribution Baumgarten Award: within 10yr after PhD Washburn Award: mid-career scientist IAEA members submit noms (incl 2 support letters) to [email protected] w/ subject "IAEA nomination."

hey scientists, have you seen a cool paper recently that didn't get enough attention? let me know! I'm always looking for new studies to cover and would love to hear from you👇

Our take about the importance of slowing down in this manic world and "How Slow-Looking Changes Our Experience of Art" | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...

🍾🎉 Congratulations to our PhD students Srestha Chakraborty and Nicola Weiss, who received the @oeaw DOC fellowship to fund their research.

The Psychonomic Society is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Mid-Career Award, which recognizes individuals who have made exceptional contributions to experimental and cognitive psychology and are currently in the middle of their careers. The deadline is March 31. Submit today: buff.ly/Pct3kUM

2026 is off to a great start! 🎉 Excited to share my new open-access publication in @plosone.org! 🎶 This study examines how our sense of self (self-construal) influences the pleasure (musical reward) we get from listening to our favourite music. Read it here: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Reminder: Apply or Nominate someone for the 2026 SfNC Awards! Deadline - Feb. 1st ⏰ SfNC is proud to offer three annual awards recognizing outstanding contributions to creativity research. Winners receive a cash prize and are invited to present their work. Details here: www.tsfnc.org/sfnc-awards

There’s still time to apply for the 2026 Renée Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards. These awards fund teams of early career investigators and arts practitioners leading innovative neuroarts research. Proposals due February 3, 2026. Have questions? View the webinar: tinyurl.com/2nv7f4uz

📣 I’m pleased to share that my latest research article - 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬: 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 - has just been published in the 𝘑𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Book 15: ‘The Creativity Choice: The Science of Making Decisions to Turn Ideas into Action’ by Zorana Ivcevic Pringle ( @z-i-pringle.bsky.social / @yale.edu) H/t to my APA Div 10 Creativity Book Club for choosing this & inviting Zorana to speak to us! #booksky #bookchallenge #academicsky #artsky

Sometimes I remember that I have a bluesky account ;) I'm very happy to share our last paper, investigating how cognitive skills relate to different levels of musical expertise: url: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article... @cesarflima.bsky.social @masssimo006.bsky.social

Music plays an important role in relationships, especially in the early stages. It can help people express identity, share emotions and bond. But how does music contribute to romantic love at different stages of a relationship? Read more: doi.org/10.12688/ope... #MusicScience #MusicSky

#MusicScience AND #NeuroJobs, together at last! I can personally recommend several excellent chocolateries nearby: www.fens.org/careers/job-...

🏙 Which urban man-made components are studied for aesthetics and wellbeing? We bring the first scoping review summary on implementing aesthetics, as a factor that is considered when looking at the urban built environment, whilst also addressing potential improvements to wellbeing. @univie.ac.at

Gregor U. Hayn-Leichsenring, Head of the Organising Team, on why you should join the lAEA Aesthetics Conference 2026 in Jena. We're looking forward to welcoming you!

IAEA members - nominate deserving colleagues for awards! Fechner Award: lifetime contribution Baumgarten Award: within 10yr after PhD Washburn Award: mid-career scientist. IAEA members submit noms (incl 2 support letters) to [email protected] w/ subject "IAEA nomination."

Last chance! Tonight is the submission deadline for talks/posters for IAEA2026 in Jena, Germany! iaea-jena2026.org

Last chance to apply ✨ Submissions close tonight!

Submissions are now open! The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics. iaea-jena2026.org

Submissions are now open! The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics. iaea-jena2026.org

We particularly appreciate submissions fitting our conference theme: Future follows Past - Creating a Gesamtkunstwerk together for Arts and Aesthetics Research

Submissions are now open! The 2026 IAEA Congress invites researchers, scholars, and artists from different domains and countries to present and share empirical research on aesthetics, creativity, and the psychology and neurobiology of the arts and aesthetics.

📣 New Paper Alert! My PhD student Hannah Ovadia and I wrote a concise update on “The Role of the Default Mode Network (DMN) in Aesthetic Appeal” to synthesize evidence, highlight issues, and most importantly, consider theoretical alternatives. Free access: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lz-h8MqMi...

Poster presentation successfully completed! I had the privilege of presenting at the Aesthetics 2025 conference: "Arts Engagement and Aesthetic Experience: Bridging the Gap between Arts and Sciences" (September 28 - October 2, 2025, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland).

We had a great day of presentations with our friends at Mural Arts and the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project @ Penn. Long overdue and looking forward to continuing the conversation!

How do we see style?: Trends in Cognitive Sciences www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

Cant wait for this - the artwork gives a beautiful insight into how different minds work, from extremely literal to impossibly abstract. To give our participants more agency we’ll be hearing from them directly, including non speaking people, and professional artists. 🧑‍🎨 🧠🌈 #dublin #psychology

How do our senses contribute to food enjoyment? We answer this question in a new review paper. The paper started as a final project in an undergraduate seminar on neuroaesthetics in 2023. I am so proud of the students and their hard work! cjur.ca/wp-content/u... @uoftpsychology.bsky.social

🎶🎧 Call for young participants aged 5-11 for short online listening expt describing anything music makes them feel or imagine. Thank you for participating/sharing! #musicscience #musiceducation Info/access (adult consent required): york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Our study about reminiscence bump(s) in personally meaningful music: Your life’s greatest hits? A global study finds they trace back to our teens. Timing changes w/ age & gender: as we age, men stick to old favourites, women embrace newer tunes! 1/2 Read: t.ly/u2qvJ #MusicScience #MusicPsychology

Did you know ?💡Gesamtkunstwerk is a German term for a “total work of art”, an idea that unites diverse art forms like visual arts, architecture, music, and performance into one coherent artistic expression. It’s a word that invites us to imagine art as an immersive, all-embracing experience.

We invite you to submit your proposals for symposia, individual talks and posters for the 2026 Conference! Symposia deadline: 28th Nov 2025 Talks & Posters deadline: 19th Dec 2025 We look forward to receiving your ideas and contributions! ✨

Welcome to the IAEA Aesthetics Conference 2026 in Jena! We are delighted to announce that the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA) will hold its next international conference in Jena, Germany, from 5th to 8th May. Discover more at iaea-jena2026.org (link in bio)

A tremendously exciting preprint detailing first results of an ambitious multi-week intergenerational art making & hyperscanning study, whose aim was to explore the naissance of friendships 👥 Massive props to @ryssamoffat.bsky.social for leading and to @introspection.bsky.social for the fab collab!🌟

Looking forward to sharing the lessons about the emotional side of creativity, from empathy and self-compassion to frustration and self-doubt at the Designing for Empathy summit. #creativity #emotions #emotionalintelligence #art #fashion

Excited to share a call for articles for a special issue of Education Sciences on #aesthetics #creativity and #emotionalintelligence @mdpiopenaccess.bsky.social that I am co-editing w/ John Pellitteri and Jessica Hoffmann @iaea-aesthetics.bsky.social More: www.mdpi.com/journal/educ...

I've been selected as a 2026 Osher Fellow at the California Academy of Sciences (@calacademy.bsky.social), for a project with Indre Viskontas (@indrevis.bsky.social) and Cal Academy. Thanks so much to Rhonda Rubenstein and for facilitating this opportunity! www.calacademy.org/osher-fellows

A report on our recent study on nature and biophilic design. Designing for the Mind | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...

Hi Bluesky! 🦋 We are the Aesthetics and Learning Lab (ALL). ALLab is based in the Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM) in Tübingen. Its aim is to empirically investigate how and what can be learned from aesthetic experiences ✨ Stay tuned, for now... That's ALL folks!

Nice to see this article out in issue! #MusicScience journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... cc: @jasongoopy.bsky.social @melissaforbes.bsky.social I did a #PubChat thread over on the other site, so repeating it here:

Next, aesthetic preferences. People think real-world large objects look better when displayed large, and vice versa for small objects. Our experiments show that this is true with anagrams too!

@ibdinvestors.bsky.social reminding us that creativity is much than good or even brilliant ideas. We need to move on it and that is hard #TheCreativityChoice #creativity #Innovation #IDEAS www.investors.com/news/managem...

Looking forward to #ECVP2025 Demo Night om Aug 26th! Come challenge yourself to create the most complex OCTA stimulus and check its numeric complexity with the QIP machine of the Aesthetics Toolbox!

💥 Call for Contributions 💥 We are seeking contributions for our symposium at Durham University, 18–19 May 2026. Deadline: 4 Nov 2025. Full details below 👇 musicinmyhead.org/network-acti...

Work with receptive art engagement, museums, or teach students in close looking? Here's our framework of how seamlessly Visual Thinning Strategies can be integrated in art therapy. Interested to know more?Attend our panel at AATA's virtual art therapy conference www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Zsofia Pilz discusses her study of how information in labels influences visitors’ viewing patterns and experiences of artworks the Rijksmuseum. #VSAC2025