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APS Virtual Poster Showcase

Building and Perceiving Beauty

Friday, May 22, 2020 · Virtual

Oral · General

Beauty is not solely in the eye of a beholder, nor is it skin deep. It arises from the neuronal machinery of perception interacting with our cultural environment during development. This symposium will explore this new understanding of how the sense of beauty is built.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Daphne MaurerChair
    McMaster University

Presentations

  1. Building and Perceiving Beauty in MusicDaniel Levitin
  2. Matching Music to Drawings and the Building of PreferencesFerrinne Spector
  3. From Faces to EspressoDaphne Maurer