Deysha Poyser

PERIODIC AND APERIODIC SPECTRAL SIGNATURES OF BEING MOVED BY ART

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) June 23, 2026 Deysha Poyser, Eugenio Rodríguez preprint

ABSTRACT Intense aesthetic experiences are among the most complex responses arising from the interaction of mind, brain, and context. Observations from fMRI suggest that when viewers feel highly moved by artworks, the underlying neural states differ from those accompanying less intense responses, particularly through recruitment of the DMN. Using electroencephalography and Bayesian...