Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (Aug 2021)
The Impact of Motor Imageries on Aesthetic Judgment of Chinese Calligraphy: An fMRI Study
- Mingcheng He,
- Mingcheng He,
- Mingcheng He,
- Mingcheng He,
- Wei Zhang,
- Wei Zhang,
- Wei Zhang,
- Wei Zhang,
- Hira Shahid,
- Hira Shahid,
- Hira Shahid,
- Hira Shahid,
- Yushan Liu,
- Xiaoling Liang,
- Xiaoling Liang,
- Xiaoling Liang,
- Xiaoling Liang,
- Yan Duan,
- Yan Duan,
- Yan Duan,
- Yan Duan,
- Hua Wang,
- Hua Wang,
- Hua Wang,
- Hua Wang,
- Xianyou He,
- Xianyou He,
- Xianyou He,
- Xianyou He
Affiliations
- Mingcheng He
- Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, South China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
- Mingcheng He
- School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Mingcheng He
- Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Mingcheng He
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Wei Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, South China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
- Wei Zhang
- School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Wei Zhang
- Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Wei Zhang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Hira Shahid
- Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, South China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
- Hira Shahid
- School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Hira Shahid
- Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Hira Shahid
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Yushan Liu
- School of Fine Arts, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Xiaoling Liang
- Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, South China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
- Xiaoling Liang
- School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Xiaoling Liang
- Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Xiaoling Liang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Yan Duan
- Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, South China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
- Yan Duan
- School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Yan Duan
- Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Yan Duan
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Hua Wang
- Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, South China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
- Hua Wang
- School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Hua Wang
- Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Hua Wang
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Xianyou He
- Key Laboratory of Brain, Cognition and Education Sciences, South China Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
- Xianyou He
- School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Xianyou He
- Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- Xianyou He
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Mental Health and Cognitive Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2021.706425
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 15
Abstract
Previous behavioral studies on aesthetics demonstrated that there was a close association between perceived action and aesthetic appreciation. However, few studies explored whether motor imagery would influence aesthetic experience and its neural substrates. In the current study, Chinese calligraphy was used as the stimuli to explore the relationship between the motor imagery and the aesthetic judgments of a participant using functional magnetic resonance imaging. The imaging results showed that, compared with the baseline, the activation of the brain regions [e.g., anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), putamen, and insula] involved in perceptual processing, cognitive judgments, aesthetic emotional, and reward processing was observed after the participants performed motor imagery tasks. The contrast analyses within aesthetic judgments showed that the kinesthetic imagery significantly activated the middle frontal gyrus, postcentral gyrus, ACC, and thalamus. Generally, these areas were considered to be closely related to positive aesthetic experience and suggested that motor imagery, especially kinesthetic imagery, might be specifically associated with the aesthetic appreciation of Chinese calligraphy.
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