Empirical Aesthetics
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I am interested in both the biological and cognitive foundations of sensory evaluation and aesthetic experience, and how they contribute to the collective dynamics of popularity and opinion formation in art. I study these processes experimentally in the lab, measuring aesthetic preferences in controlled settings, and in the real-world, using big data approaches from available datasets, such as Spotify and YouTube.
Manuel Anglada Tort
Lecturer in Psychology
I am a Lecturer in Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London and co-leader of the Music, Mind, and Brain Group. My research uses computational methods and innovative behavioural experiments to study the psychological and cultural foundations of complex social behaviours, such as music and aesthetics, and their impact on society and culture.
