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
dc.description.urihttps://metode.org/issues/monographs/sex-and-design-in-our-evolutionary-cousins.htmlen
dc.genrejournal articlesen
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
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.7203/metode.13.24202
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/27242
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversitat de Valenciaen
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Biological Sciences Department Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
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dc.subjectbeautyen
dc.subjectneuroaestheticsen
dc.subjectperceptual fluencyen
dc.subjectsensory biasen
dc.subjectsexual selectionen
dc.titleSex and design in our evolutionary cousins: The perception of beauty in natureen
dc.typeTexten
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2938-3829en

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