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In continuation of previous studies, inequalities between different parameters of the brain are derived which determine whether an individual prefers in general visual patterns consisting of a relatively small number of relatively strongly excited elements, or such patterns which consist of a very large number of relatively weakly excited elements. As has been discussed in a previous publication, the first type of pattern is usually represented by artificial human-made designs, whereas the second type of pattern is formed predominantly in natural landscapes and sceneries. Thus the inequalities established in this paper give us the biophysical conditions which determine an individual's preference for either artificial designs or for landscapes and other natural objects.
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Rashevsky, N. A contribution to the mathematical biophysics of visual aesthetics. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 7, 41–45 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02478258
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