Planck-Scale Periodicity C. R. Gimarelli (December 25, 2025) \affiliation Independent Researcher The neurocognitive basis of beauty: Human beauty and the beauty of the arts. An integrative review

Planck-Scale Periodicity C. R. Gimarelli (December 25, 2025) \affiliation Independent Researcher The neurocognitive basis of beauty: Human beauty and the beauty of the arts. An integrative review | Authorea try { document.documentElement.classList.add('js'); } catch (e) { } var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'G-8VDV14Y67G']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Skip to main content Preprints Collections Wiley Open Research IET Open Research Ecological Society of Japan All Collections About About Authorea FAQs Contact Us Quick Search anywhere Search for preprint articles, keywords, etc. Search Search ADVANCED SEARCH SCROLL This is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. Data may be preliminary. 10 February 2026 V1 Latest version Share on Planck-Scale Periodicity C. R. Gimarelli (December 25, 2025) \affiliation Independent Researcher The neurocognitive basis of beauty: Human beauty and the beauty of the arts. An integrative review Author : Luis de Garrido Talavera 0000-0003-0076-3115 [email protected] Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.177070518.89977067/v1 100 views 61 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract This paper identifies the primary neurocognitive bases of experiencing human beauty. Based on a systematic review of recent articles analyzing brain activity during the experience of beauty in both the arts and human faces, we propose a neurocognitive model, which includes five different stages of visual information processing, that encompasses both the beauty of the visual arts and human beauty. 1. Primary visual processing 2. Secondary visual processing 3. Sensorimotor coupling of visual perception 4. High-level visual processing: Appraisal and reward 5. Neurocognitive visual resonance with the default mode network (DMN) Based on our analysis, a two-part classification was developed. The first differentiates the perception of beauty in the visual arts from that in human faces. The second classification distinguishes between the subjective, objective, and intersubjective components of beauty perception for both faces and visual arts. The study yields three main conclusions: 1. The experience of human beauty involves five complementary neurocognitive processes. 2. The experience of facial beauty activates neurocognitive processes that are partially distinct from those involved in the experience of visual arts. 3. While innate and universal neurocognitive mechanisms exist for the objective perception of human beauty, this perception is significantly modulated by higher neurocognitive instances on which subjective and intersubjective perception is based. Keywords : neurocognitive bases, human beauty, beauty of the arts, aesthetic medicine, objective perception, subjective perception, intersubjective perception. Supplementary Material File (+neurocognitive bases of beauty with images.docx) Download 3.70 MB Information & Authors Information Version history V1 Version 1 10 February 2026 Copyright This work is licensed under a Non Exclusive No Reuse License. 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