@article {22125, title = {Dynamics of brain networks in the aesthetic appreciation}, journal = {Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A}, volume = {110}, number = {Supplement}, year = {2013}, note = {
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.\ 2013 June 18;\ 110(Suppl 2): 10454\–10461.Published online 2013 June 10.\ doi:\ \ 10.1073/pnas.1302855110
}, pages = {10454-10461}, abstract = {

Neuroimage experiments have been essential for identifying active\ brainnetworks. During cognitive tasks as in, e.g.,\ aestheticappreciation, suchnetworks\ include regions that belong to the default mode network (DMN). Theoretically, DMN activity should be interrupted during cognitive tasks demanding attention, as is the case for\ aestheticappreciation. Analyzing the functional connectivity\ dynamics\ along three temporal windows and two conditions, beautiful and not beautiful stimuli, here we report experimental support for the hypothesis that\ aestheticappreciation\ relies on the activation of two different\ networks, an initial\ aesthetic\ network and a delayed\ aesthetic\ network, engaged within distinct time frames. Activation of the DMN might correspond mainly to the delayed\ aesthetic\ network. We discuss adaptive and evolutionary explanations for the relationships existing between the DMN and\ aestheticnetworks\ and offer unique inputs to debates on the mind/brain\ interaction.

}, isbn = {0027-8424}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3690613/}, author = {Cela-Conde, CJ and Garc{\'\i}a-Prieto, J and Ramasco, JJ and Mirasso, CR and Bajo, R and Munar, E and Flexas, A and del-Pozo, F and Maest{\'u}, F} }