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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
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Art as an Empirically and Ethically Grounded Catalyst for Prosocial Transformation
Pelowski, M. (Project Lead) & Chakraborty, S. (Co-Lead)
1/11/25 → 31/10/27
Project: Research funding
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Syncing Minds Beyond the Face
Pelowski, M. (Project Lead), Kim, Y. A. (Co-Lead) & Silani, G. (Co-Lead)
1/06/24 → 31/05/28
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. (Project Lead) & Rambhoros, M. (Co-Lead)
1/07/22 → 30/06/24
Project: Research funding
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Aesthetic components of urban environments and their relation to wellbeing: a scoping review
Chana, K., Dehove, M., Mikuni, J., Specker, E., Knoll, A. L., Barrière, T., Trupp, M. D., Pelowski, M., Oberzaucher, E. & Leder, H., 20 Jan 2026, In: Cities & Health.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
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Designing Emotions as Mediators of Attitude Change from Socially-Focused Art Exhibitions: Two Studies of Matched Artist/Curator Intentions and Viewer Response on the Refugee Crisis and Climate Awareness
Pelowski, M., Marengo, E., Cotter, K. N., Kühnapfel, C., Speidel, K. & Fingerhut, J., Jan 2026, In: Empirical Studies of the Arts. 44, 1, p. 195-255 61 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
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Co-creating a person-centered creative engagement intervention for Parkinson's care
Spee, B. T. M., Stap, T. B., Plijnaer, M., Pasman, G., Zeggio, S., Duits, A., Crone, J. S., Haeyen, S., Pelowski, M., Bloem, B. R. & Koksma, J.-J., Jan 2025, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 15, p. 1469120Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Prizes
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Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten Award for Outstanding Contributions of Young Scientists
Pelowski, M. (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, M. (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, M. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize, award or honor
Activities
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Is there a difference in interpersonal neural synchrony between people with high and low autistic traits when recognizing emotions in abstract drawings?
Kim, Y. A. (Speaker), Gülen, E. (Contributor), Lauer, K. (Contributor), Demmer, T. (Contributor), Kühnapfel, C. (Contributor), Silani, G. (Contributor) & Pelowski, M. (Contributor)
22 May 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Poster presentation › Science to Science
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Home is Where the (He)art Is—Can Repeated Engagement with Real Artwork at Home Improve Wellbeing?
Fekete, A. (Speaker), Specker, E. (Contributor), Cotter, K. (Contributor), Trupp, M. (Contributor), Pelowski, M. (Contributor) & Leder, H. (Contributor)
15 Mar 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
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Communicating Emotions through Art: Do autistic traits influence interpersonal neural coherence between the artist and the viewer?
Kim, Y. A. (Speaker), Gülen, E. (Contributor), Lauer, K. (Contributor), Demmer, T. (Contributor), Kühnapfel, C. (Contributor), Silani, G. (Contributor) & Pelowski, M. (Contributor)
14 Mar 2025Activity: Talks and presentations › Poster presentation › 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
Trupp, M. & Pelowski, M.
9/05/23
1 item of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other