Neurophenomenology, psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology and epigenetics: towards an integrative framework for understanding the health benefits of art and aesthetic experiences.
The concept of transformative experience (TE) has been widely explored by several disciplines from philosophy to neurobiology, and in different domains, from the spiritual to the educational one. This attitude has engendered heterogeneous models to explain this phenomenon. However, a consistent and clear understanding of this construct remains elusive. The aim of this work is to provide an...