Russian Journal of PhysiologyRussian Journal of PhysiologyРоссийский физиологический журнал им. И.М. Сеченова0869-81392658-655XThe Russian Academy of Sciences67931310.31857/S0869813925020104UIFTCDEXPERIMENTAL ARTICLESЭКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНЫЕ СТАТЬИResearch ArticleNeurophysiological Correlates of the Aesthetic Judgment Formation in Conditions of Joint Paintings PerceptionНейрофизиологические корреляты формирования эстетического суждения в условиях совместного просмотра произведений живописиNagornovaZh. V.НагорноваЖ. В.
Russian Federation
nagornova_zh@mail.ruShemyakinaN. V.ШемякинаН. В.
Russian Federation
shemyakina_n@mail.ruSechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry of the RASИнститут эволюционной физиологии и биохимии им. И.М. Сеченова РАН16022025111233334809052025Copyright ©; 2025, Russian Academy of SciencesCopyright ©; 2025, Российская академия наук2025Russian Academy of SciencesРоссийская академия наукhttps://journals.eco-vector.com/0869-8139/article/view/679313

The article is devoted to the study of neurophysiological correlates of art work (paintings) perception under the conditions of conscious (implicit) formation of the evaluative opinion about them. Participants (24 subjects, 18–60 years old, median 22.5 years, 6 male, 18 female) visited the exhibition of modern artists and in pairs viewed the paintings selected by each other and shared their opinions on the selected paintings. For each participant, the spectral powers of the EEG were compared in the states of «viewing your own choice» and «viewing the painting selected by the partner in the pair».

According to the EEG spectral analysis, a group of subjects can be divided into 2 subgroups, between which there were no differences when viewing a self-selected painting, but there were different reactions when viewing paintings that were chosen by a partner. In the first subgroup (14 people), lower power values (theta (4–8 Hz), alpha-1(8–10 Hz) and alpha-2 EEG bands) were obtained during perception of the own chosen painting while in the second subgroup (9 people), lower power values (in delta (1.6–4 Hz), theta (4–8 Hz), beta-1 (13.7–18 Hz) and beta-2 (13–30 Hz) EEG bands) were observed when viewing the paintings chosen by the partner. We can assume a difference in the strategies for evaluating a painting chosen by another person.

Статья посвящена исследованию нейрофизиологических коррелятов восприятия произведений живописи в условиях сознательного (имплицитного) формирования своего оценочного мнения о них. Участники исследования (24 человека, 18–63 года, медиана возраста 22.5 лет, 6 мужчин, 18 женщин) в парах рассматривали картины на выставке, выбранные каждым из участников в паре, и делились своим мнением относительно рассмотренных картин. Для каждого участника сравнивались спектральные мощности ЭЭГ в состояниях «просмотра собственного выбора – понравившейся картины» и «просмотра картины, понравившейся и выбранной партнером». По данным спектрального анализа ЭЭГ группа испытуемых может быть разделена на 2 подгруппы, между которыми нет различий при просмотре самостоятельно выбранной картины, но наблюдается различная реакция при просмотре картины, выбранной партнером. В первой подгруппе (14 человек) меньшие значения мощности характерны для восприятия собственной выбранной картины (в тета- (4–8 Гц), альфа-1 (8–10 Гц) и альфа-2- (10–13 Гц) диапазонах ЭЭГ), в то время как во второй подгруппе (9 человек) наблюдаются меньшие значения мощности при просмотре картины, выбранной партнером (в дельта- (1.6–4 Гц), тета- (4–8 Гц), бета-1- (13–18 Гц) и бета-2- (13–30 Гц) диапазонах ЭЭГ). Можно предположить различие стратегий оценки произведения, выбранного другим человеком.

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