What are the characteristics of a supernormal stimulus? Are works of art that we recognise as masterpieces of history to be considered superstimuli? Can works of art today promote behaviours such as empathy, a sense of aesthetics, and community, thus functioning as a critical tool that generates change?
Superstimolo. Come il cervello partecipa all’opera d’arte opens up an initial interdisciplinary debate on the subject, reflecting on the importance of art and the effects it can generate on individuals, cultures, and societies and contains texts by Numero Cromatico (Dionigi Mattia Gagliardi, Giulia Torromino, Manuel Focareta, Sara Cuono, Federica Marenghi, Salvatore Gaetano Chiarella), Emanuele Arielli, Dina Riccò, Renata Gambino and Grazia Pulvirenti, Franco “Bifo” Berardi, David Freedberg.
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Prefazione – Numero Cromatico

Sul superstimolo. Dal supernormal stimulus alla ricerca estetica di Numero Cromatico
Dionigi Mattia Gagliardi, Giulia Torromino, Manuel Focareta, Sara Cuono, Salvatore Gaetano Chiarella e Federica Marenghi

Perfezionamento del sensibile
Emanuele Arielli

Superstimolo del sincronismo audiovisivo. Efficacia comunicativa delle relazioni sinestesiche fra sonoro e visivo
Dina Riccò

L’ekphrasis come superstimolo. Il case study del testo di Heinrich von Kleist, Emozioni innanzi al paesaggio marino di Friedrich
Grazia Pulvirenti e Renata Gambino

Neuro-estetica dell’inimmaginabile
Franco “Bifo” Berardi

Il dialogo possibile tra arte e neuroscienze
Intervista a David Freedberg di Dionigi Mattia Gagliardi
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This publication was realised thanks to the contribution of the General Directorate for Education, Research and Cultural Institutes. The publication is part of the research project ART AS SUPERNORMAL STIMULUS. The work of art as superstimulus in the era of digitalisation of intersubjective experiences supported by the Italian Council program, Directorate General for Contemporary Creativity, Ministry of Culture (2021).
To cite this monograph: Gagliardi D.M., (ed) (2022). Superstimolo. Come il cervello partecipa all’opera d’arte. Numero Cromatico Editore, Roma, https://doi.org/10.57633/SS1–ITA
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