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melissa.danilovNeuroaesthetics, part 1: the shape of your furniture affects how your brain responds to your space.🪞🧠🤍 Many of us pour energy into changing our habits, our routines, and our mindset, and but often forget that the room we wake up in is shaping our reactions before we’ve even thought about them. Your brain is constantly scanning your surroundings and sorting what it sees as inviting or threatening, often faster than you can form an opinion. That means your space is one of the few parts of your mental environment you get to design on purpose. You don’t need a renovation or a perfect aesthetic. One round mirror, one softer chair, or moving the sharpest corner out of your line of sight is a real step toward a home that works with your nervous system instead of against it. Start with the spot where you rest the most, and build from there. Small changes you can see every day add up. Comment “Guide” and I’ll send you my complete research-backed neuroaesthetics guide “Your Brain on Beauty”💌🤍 #neuroscience #neuroaesthetics #homedecor #mentalhealth #interiordesign Research: Bar, M., & Neta, M. (2007). Visual elements of subjective preference modulate amygdala activation. Neuropsychologia, 45(10), 2191–2200. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2007.03.008 Bar, M., & Neta, M. (2006). Humans prefer curved visual objects. Psychological Science, 17(8), 645–648. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01759.x Vartanian, O., et al. (2013). Impact of contour on aesthetic judgments and approach-avoidance decisions in architecture. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(Suppl. 2), 10446–10453. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1301227110 Dazkir, S. S., & Read, M. A. (2012). Furniture forms and their influence on our emotional responses toward interior environments. Environment and Behavior, 44(5), 722–732. doi: 10.1177/0013916511402063 Leder, H., Tinio, P. P. L., & Bar, M. (2011). Emotional valence modulates the preference for curved objects. Perception, 40(6), 649–655. doi: 10.1068/p6845 Do you agree?
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