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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2021

The Superior Visual Perception Hypothesis: Neuroaesthetics of Cave Art.

Per Olav Folgerø, Christer Johansson, Linn Heidi Stokkedal

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Per Olav FolgerøDepartment of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, University of Bergen, 5007 Bergen, Norway.
Christer JohanssonDepartment of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, University of Bergen, 5007 Bergen, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-3715-3425
Linn Heidi StokkedalDepartment of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, University of Bergen, 5007 Bergen, Norway.
University of Bergen · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cave Art in the Upper Paleolithic presents a boost of creativity and visual thinking. What can explain these savant-like paintings? The normal brain function in modern man rarely supports the creation of highly detailed paintings, particularly the convincing representation of animal movement, without extensive training and access to modern technology. Differences in neuro-signaling and brain anatomy between modern and archaic Homo sapiens could also cause differences in perception. The brain of archaic Homo sapiens could perceive raw detailed information without using pre-established top-down concepts, as opposed to the common understanding of the normal modern

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cognitionlanguageneanderthal genesneuro-aestheticsperceptionvisual thinkers

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PMID34073168
PMCPMC8226463
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