미적 경험에 대한 영향력있는 이론적 모델과 fMRI를 이용한 다수의 실험적 연구가 발표된 2004년 이후 지난 10년 간, 신경미학 분야는 눈부신 성장을 이뤄왔다. 본 개관논문은, 신경미학에 대한 국내외적인 관심에 부응하며, 그간 놀라운 속도로 축적된 다양한 연구 성과들에 대한 이해를 도모한다. 이를 위해 첫째, 초기 신경미학의 주요 연구 성과들을 간단히 논의하고, 그 바탕 위에서 둘째, 최근 신경미학의 새로운 경향에 대해 다음과 같은 측면에서 논의한다. 먼저 최근 연구들은 예술 감상의 하위과정들을 세분화하여, 연구를 좀 더 정교하게 계획하려고 한다. 이는 미적 판단 과제와 대비되는 통제 과제를 도입하고, 표현 대상보다 예술적 표현 그 자체에 주목하며, 학습과 전문성 등 미적 경험에 영향을 미치는 인지과정과 그 뇌 기전을 탐구하고, 미적 경험을 조절하는 맥락효과와 이에 따른 신경반응을 검토하고, 지각과 정서(보상) 처리 관련 신경 네트워크 이외에 디폴트모드 네트워크가 예술작품의 감상에서 수행하는 역할에 대해 검토함으로써 구체화된다. 이어 본 논문은 미술 이외의 예술장르와 연관된 최근 신경미학 연구들을 검토하고, 연구 방법의 다각화 경향을 소개한다. 마지막으로, 신경미학에서 ‘아름다움’에 대한 좁은 정의와 주관적 경험에 의존하는 경향에 대한 비판에 대해 논의한다. 이를 바탕으로 향후 신경미학 분야에서 기대되는 새로운 연구 방향을 제시하고자 한다.
The field of neuroaesthetics has developed rapidly for last ten years or so, since the advent of an influential theoretical model of artistic appreciation and multiple primary research papers in 2004. This review responds to the growing interest in neuroaesthetics in and outside Korea, and seeks for a better understanding of accumulated research outcomes. For that, this review discusses major findings from several early neuroaesthetics works and moves on to the new tendencies of recent neuroaesthetics as follows; 1) classification of the sub-processes of art appreciation and more careful experimental design by introducing control tasks, by focusing on artistic expression more than portrayed objects, by exploring the neural substrates of moderating factors of aesthetic experience such as learning and expertise, by considering the contextual effect modulating aesthetic experience, and by examining what DMN does for art appreciation. Tendencies such as 2) extension to the other types of art including dance and architecture, and 3) usage of various research methods will also be discussed. Next, this review considers some potential limitations of neuroaesthetics in terms of the narrow definition of ‘beauty’ and the tendency of relying on subjective experiences. Based on these, this review seeks for an updated research direction of neuroaesthetics.
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