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Personal profile
Research interests
Neuroaesthetics, empirical aesthetics, cognitive neuroscience, visual art, museum studies, fNIRS, empathy and emotion-sharing via art, hyperscanning and two-person neuroscience. Artistic creativity and the overlap between neurodegeneration and the artistic brain. Implications of the arts for health, well-being, personal/societal development.
Cooperations
Consortium Leader: Horizon2020 Framework Programme, SC6-TRANSFORMATIONS, Societal Challenges and the Arts, ARTIS (Art and Research on Transformations of Individuals and Society). 2020-
Cooperations
Consortium Leader: Austrian Science Fund (FWF): #ConnectingMinds (no. CM 1100-B). “Unlocking the Muse: Transdisciplinary approaches to understanding and applying the intersection of artistic creativity and Parkinson’s Disease” (https://unlockingthemuse.univie.ac.at/).
Awards
2020 American Psychological Association (APA) Div. 10, Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, Berlyne Award for outstanding research by a junior scholar
Awards
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten Award for Outstanding Contributions of Young Scientists. International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA). 2016.
Editorial work
Editorial Board: Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts (American Psychological Association, APA, Div. 10) (https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/aca/index?tab=2).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Information Science, PhD, Disruption, Change, and Aesthetic Experience: A consideration of emotion, appraisal and understanding in transformative encounters with art, Nagoya University
Award Date: 30 Jun 2011
Information Science, MSc, Nagoya University
Award Date: 23 Mar 2007
Studio Art (oil painting concentration), BFA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Award Date: 1 Jun 2002
Advertising, BJ, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Award Date: 1 Jun 2002
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Syncing Minds Beyond the Face
Pelowski, M., Kim, Y. A. & Silani, G.
1/06/24 → 31/05/28
Project: Research funding
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Art and Research on Transformations of Individuals and Societies
1/02/20 → 31/07/25
Project: Research funding
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Loveability as the fresh interdisciplinary approach to enrich the quality of living experiences in European cities through creative cultural spaces
Pelowski, M. & Rambhoros, M.
1/07/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research funding
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Cross-Cultural Comparison of Beauty Judgments in Visual Art Using Machine Learning Analysis of Art Attribute Predictors Among Japanese and German Speakers
Mikuni, J., Spee, B. T. M., Forlani, G., Leder, H., Scharnowski, F., Nakamura, K., Watanabe, K., Kawabata, H., Pelowski, M. & Steyrl, D., 10 Jul 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 14 p., 15948.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
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Embodying the photographic image: Charles Marville’s Old Paris and New Paris series
Weingarden, L. S., Pelowski, M. & Kühnapfel, C., 1 Jan 2024, Art as Experience of the Living Body: An East/West dialogue. Vial Kayser, C. (ed.). 1 ed. Malaga/Wilmington: Vernon Press, p. 261-291 31 p.Publications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed
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Emerging technologies in varied domains: Perspectives and future research directions
Benvenuti, M., Scorolli, C., Di Iorio, A., Pelowski, M. & Chirico, A., Feb 2024, In: Computers in Human Behavior. 151, 108016.Publications: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Peer Reviewed
Open Access
Prizes
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Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten Award for Outstanding Contributions of Young Scientists
Pelowski, Matthew (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize, award or honor
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American Psychological Association (APA) Div. 10, Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, Berlyne Award
Pelowski, Matthew (Recipient), Jul 2020
Prize: Prize, award or honor
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Association of Media & Publishing, 2021 Excel Awards, Bronze Prize, best journal feature article.
Pelowski, Matthew (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize, award or honor
Activities
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How do we best combat prejudice and discrimination against refugees, asylum seekers & migrants with the arts? INTRODUCING A DECOLONIAL APPROACH TO EMPIRICAL AESTHETICS
Srestha Chakraborty (Speaker) & Matthew Pelowski (Speaker)
10 Jul 2024 → 13 Jul 2024Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
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Finding meaning in our mortality through ‘meaningless’ encounters with abstract art
Christina Makri (Speaker) & Matthew Pelowski (Contributor)
Jul 2024Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
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Meaning makes the difference: distinguishing art-experiences in the brain
Theresa Demmer (Speaker) & Matthew Pelowski (Contributor)
Jul 2024Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
Press/Media
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Can art keep you healthy?—How creativity can prevent Parkinson’s.
7/02/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Empathy, Art Appreciation, and Collectors: A Connection?
2/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Online Art doesn't have the same effect on everyone
MacKenzie Trupp & Matthew Pelowski
9/05/23
1 item of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other