The aesthetic brain: how we evolved to desire beauty and enjoy art

New York, NY: Oxford University Press (2014)
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Abstract

The Aesthetic Brain takes the reader on a wide-ranging journey addressing fundamental questions about aesthetics and art. Using neuroscience and evolutionary psychology, Chatterjee shows how beauty, pleasure, and art are grounded biologically, and offers explanations for why beauty, pleasure, and art exist at all.

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