Here you can find an overview of scientific publications from our project, as well as recent presentations at conferences and recent additional publications by our project members that are directly related to the project’s topics. For an overview of our informal publications and communication of our work to the public, check out our news page.
Journal Articles
- Pelowski, M., Spee, B. T., Arato, J., Dörflinger, F., Ishizu, T., & Richard, A. (2022). Can we really ‘read’art to see the changing brain? A review and empirical assessment of clinical case reports and published artworks for systematic evidence of quality or style changes linked to damage or neurodegenerative disease. Physics of Life Reviews, 43, 32-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2022.07.005
- Spee, B., Sladky, R., Fingerhut, J., Laciny, A., Kraus, C., Carls-Diamante, S., … & Treven, M. (2022). Repeating patterns: Predictive processing suggests an aesthetic learning role of the basal ganglia in repetitive stereotyped behaviors. Frontiers in Psychology, 13:930293. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.930293
- Perez Matos, J. A., Richard, A., Spee, B. T., & Pelowski, M. (2021). Neurodegenerative diseases, art and creativity: therapeutic implications. Neurodegenerative Disease Management, 11(03), 187-192. https://doi.org/10.2217/nmt-2021-0012
- Pelowski, M., Spee, B. T., Richard, A., Krack, P., & Bloem, B. R. (2020). What Parkinson’s reveals about the artistic spark. American Scientist, 108(4), 240-244. https://t1p.de/wpratas
- Lauring, J. O., Ishizu, T., Kutlikova, H. H., Dörflinger, F., Haugbøl, S., Leder, H., … & Pelowski, M. (2019). Why would Parkinson’s disease lead to sudden changes in creativity, motivation, or style with visual art?: A review of case evidence and new neurobiological, contextual, and genetic hypotheses. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 100, 129-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.12.016
- Lauring, J. O., Pelowski, M., Forster, M., Gondan, M., Ptito, M., & Kupers, R. (2016). Well, if they like it… Effects of social groups’ ratings and price information on the appreciation of art. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 10(3), 344. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000063
Conference Presentations
- Spee, B. T. M., Stap, T., Crone, J., Koksma, J-J., Meinders, M., Darweesh, S. Bloem, B. R., Pelowski, M. (2022, August 24-27). Unlocking the Muse: Insights Into the If, When, and Why Artistic Creativity Might Emerge, Change, or Be Applied as Art-Based Intervention in People with Parkinson’s Disease [Conference presentation]. VSAC (Visual Science of Art Conference) 2022, Amsterdam, NL. https://vsac2022.tudelft.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/vsac-booklet-fulltitles.pdf
- Pelowski, M. (2022, August 31-September 2). Unlocking the Muse: Insights into if, when, and why artistic creativity might emerge and be applied in the lives of people with Parkinson’s disease. [Conference presentation]. IAEA Conference (International Association of Empirical Aesthetics) 2022, Philadelphia, PA, USA. https://www.iaeaphilly2022.com/program
- ICIC2023 Conference – Poster presentation submission (Antwerpen)
Book
- Richard, A., Pelowski, M., & Spee, B.T.M. (2023). Art and Neurological Disorders: Illuminating the Intersection of Creativity and the Changing Brain. Springer Nature, Humana Press. ISBN: 978-3-031-14724-1