Sex and design in our evolutionary cousins: The perception of beauty in nature

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dc.contributor.authorMendelson, Tamra C.
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Michael J.
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-03T19:44:28Z
dc.date.available2023-04-03T19:44:28Z
dc.date.issued2022-11-28
dc.description.abstractTaking an evolutionary approach to the question of beauty, we discuss the expression and perception of sexual beauty across the animal kingdom. Animals experience beauty in their brains, and animal brains are tuned to features of the environment most relevant to their survival. Over evolutionary time, sexually reproducing animals have exploited that tuning to maximize their attractiveness to the opposite sex, often leading to extreme courtship traits and behaviors. These are the traits of sexual beauty. Combining modern principles of neuroscience and neuroaesthetics with established principles of evolutionary biology, we aim to understand the biological basis and evolution of beauty in all animals, including ourselves.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://metode.org/issues/monographs/sex-and-design-in-our-evolutionary-cousins.htmlen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m29qnm-xeuf
dc.identifier.citation"Mendelson, T C., & Ryan, M J. (2023). Sex and design in our evolutionary cousins. The perception of beauty in nature. Mètode Science Studies Journal, 13. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.13.24202"en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7203/metode.13.24202
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/27242
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversitat de Valenciaen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Biological Sciences Department Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.rightsThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.en_US
dc.subjectbeautyen_US
dc.subjectneuroaestheticsen_US
dc.subjectperceptual fluencyen_US
dc.subjectsensory biasen_US
dc.subjectsexual selectionen_US
dc.titleSex and design in our evolutionary cousins: The perception of beauty in natureen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2938-3829en_US

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