Department of Psychology
University of the Balearic Islands
enric.munar@uib.cat
Researcher ID: C-7397-2011
Research Interest
Human Perception
Empirical Aesthetics
Visual Preference
CURRICULUM VITAE
Articles in peer-reviewed journals:
2025
Chuquichambi, E.G.; Veflen, N.; Munar, E.; Velasco, C- (2025). The Role of Taste–Shape Correspondences and Semantic Congruence in Product Preference and Taste Expectations. Multisensory Research. DOI:10.1163/22134808-bja10144.
2024
Vartanian. O.; Farzanfar, D.; Munar, E.; Skov, M.; Hayn-Leichsenring, G.; Ho, P.K.; Walther, D.B. (2024). Neural dissociation between computational and perceived measures of curvature. Scientific Reports, 14. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-76931-8.
Chuquichambi, E.G.; Munar, E.; Spence, C.; Velasco, C. (2024). Individual differences in sensitivity to taste-shape crossmodal correspondences. Food Quality and Preference, 115.
Tabassum, F., Chuquichambi, E. G., Spence, C., Munar, E., & Velasco, C. (2024). How stable are taste-shape crossmodal correspondences over time? Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. DOI: 10.1177/17470218241307929
2023
Ruta, N.; Vañó, J.; Pepperell, R.; Corradi, G.; Chuquichambi, E.; Rey, C.; Munar, E. (2023). Preference for paintings is also affected by curvature. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 17 (3), 307-321.
Munar, E.; Chuquichambi, E.G.; Ruta, N.; Dorado, A.; Rey, C.; Pepperell, R. (2023). Preference for Curvature in Paintings extends to Museum Context. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Art. DOI: 10.1037/aca0000601.
2022
Chuquichambi, E.G.; Vartanian, O.; Skov, M.; Corradi, G.; Nadal, M.; Silvia, P.J.; Munar, E. (2022). How universal is preference for visual curvature? A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1518 (1), 151-165. DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14919.
Chuquichambi, E.G.; Sarria, D.; Corradi, G.B.; Munar, E. (2022). Humans Prefer to See and Imagine Drawing Curved Objects. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 41, 135-156. DOI: 10.1177/02762374221084212.
2021
Chuquichambi, E.G.; Corradi, G.B.; Munar, E.; Rosselló-Mir, J. (2021). When Symmetric and Curved Visual Contour Meet Intentional Instructions: Hedonic Value and Preference. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 74 (9) 1-17. DOI: 10.1177/17470218211021593.
Chuquichambi, E.G.; Palumbo, L.; Rey, C.; Munar, E. (2021). Shape familiarity modulates preference for curvature in drawings of common-use objects. Peerj, 9 (e11772).
2020
Pich, J.; Chuquichambi, E.G.; Blay, N.T.; Corradi, G..B.; Munar, E. (2020). Sweet and bitter near-threshold solutions activate cross-modal correspondence between taste and shapes of cups. Food Quality and Preference, 83 (103891). DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2020.103891.
Chuquichambi, E.G.; Rey, C.; Llames, R.; Escudero, J.T.; Dorado, A.; Munar, E. (2020). Circles Are Detected Faster Than Downward-Pointing Triangles in a Speeded Response Task. Perception, 49 (10), 1026-1042. doi.org/10.1177/0301006620957472.
López-Navarro, E.; Del Canto, C.; Mayol, A.; Fernández-Alonso, O.; Luis, J.; Munar, E. (2020). Does mindfulness improve inhibitory control in psychotic disorders? A randomized controlled clinical trial. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 20 (3), 192-199. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2020.07.002.
Giorgetti, D.; López-Navarro, D.; Munar, E. (2020). Effects of mental abacus training over cognitive flexibility: An exploratory study. Revista de Investigación en Educación, 18 (3), 316-323. DOI: 10.35869/reined.v18i3.3270.
2018
López-Navarro, E.; del Canto, C.; Mayol, A.; Fernández-Alonso, O.; Munar, E. (2018). Psychotic symptoms and quality of life: a mediation analysis of daily-life coping. Psychiatry Research, 262, 505-509. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2017.09.034.
Corradi, G.; Rossello-Mir, J.; Vañó, J.; Chuquichambi, E.; Bertamini, M.; Munar, E. (2018). The effects of presentation time on preference for curvature of real objects and meaningless novel patterns. British Journal of Psychology, 110 (4), 670-685. DOI: 10.1111/bjop.12367.
2017
Gómez-Puerto, G.; Rosselló, J.; Corradi, G.; Acedo-Carmona, C.; Munar, E.; Nadal, M. (2017). Preference for Curved Contours Across Cultures. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts, 12, 432-439. DOI: 10.1037/aca0000135.
Olivera-La Rosa, A.; Villacampa, J.; Amador, O.; Corradi, G.; Munar, E.; Acosta, S.; Rosselló, J. (2017). Implicit Attitudes toward Violence in a Sample of Adolescent Offenders with Conduct Disorder. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. DOI: 10.1177/0886260517739287.
2016
Gómez-Puerto, G.; Munar, E.; Nadal, M. (2016). Preference for curvature: A historical and conceptual framework. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience, 9 (712), 1-8. DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00712.
2015
Munar, E.; Gómez-Puerto, G.; Call, J. y Nadal, M. (2015). Common visual preference for curved contours in humans and great apes. Plos One, 10 (11), 1-15. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141106
López-Navarro, E., Del Canto, C., Belber, M., Mayol, A., Fernández-Alonso, O., Luis, J. Munar, E., Chadwick, P. (2015). Mindfulness improves psychological quality of life in community-based patients with severe mental health problems: A pilot randomized clinical trial. Schizophrenia Research, 168, 530-536. DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.08.016.
2014
Flexas, A.; Rossello-Mir, J.; de Miguel, P.; Nadal, M.; Munar, E. (2014). Cognitive control and unusual decisions about beauty: An fMRI study. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience, 8, 520. DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00520
Cattaneo, Z.; Lega, C.; Flexas, A.; Nadal, M.; Munar, E.; Cela-Conde, C.J. (2014). The world can look better: enhancing beauty experience with brain stimulation. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience, 9 (11), 1713-1721. DOI: 10.1093/scan/nst165
2013
Munar, E.; Cela-Conde, C.J.; Gómez-Puerto, G.; Contreras-Ibáñez, C. (2013). La naturaleza moral y estética humana: un proyecto cognitivo-evolutivo. Ludus vitalis, 566.
Zaidel, D.; Nadal, M.; Flexas, A.; Munar, E. (2013). An Evolutionary approach to art and aesthetic experience. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the arts, 7 (1), 100-109. DOI: 10.1037/a0028797
Cela-Conde, C.J.; García-Prieto, J.; Ramasco, J.J.; Mirasso, C.R.; Bajo, R.; Munar, E.; Flexas, A.; del Pozo, F.; Maestú, F. (2013). Dynamics of brain networks in the aesthetic appreciation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110 (Sup.2), 10454-10461. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1302855110
Flexas, A.; Rosselló, J.; Christensen, J.F.; Nadal, M.; Olivera, A.; Munar, E. (2013). Affective priming using facial expressions modulates liking for abstract art . Plos One, 8 (11), e80154. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080154
2012
Munar, E.; Nadal, M.; Castellanos, N.P.; Flexas, A.; Maestú, F.; Mirasso, C.; Cela-Conde, C.J. (2012). Aesthetic appreciation: from time-frequency analysis to synchronization. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience. 17538. DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2011.00185
Munar, E.; Nadal, M.; Rosselló, J.; Flexas, A.; Moratti, M.; Maestú, F.; Marty, G.; Cela-Conde, C.J. (2012). Lateral Orbitofrontal Cortex Involvement in Initial Negative Aesthetic Impression Formation. Plos One, 7 (6), e38152 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038152
Christensen, J.F.; Flexas, A.; de Miguel, P.; Cela-Conde, C.; Munar, E. (2012). Roman Catholic beliefs produce characteristic neural responses to moral dilemmas. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience, 9 (2), 240-249. DOI: 10.1093/scan/nss121
2010
Nadal, M.; Munar, E.; Marty, G. & Cela-Conde, C.J. (2010). Visual Complexity and Beauty Appreciation: Explaining the Divergence of Results. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 28, 173-191.
2009
Cela-Conde, C.J.; Maestú, F.; Mirasso, C.; Munar, E. & Nadal, M. (2009). Can fMRI Alone Identify Functional Connectivity in the Brain? Science, 324 (5927), 605.
Nadal, M.; Capó, M.A.; Munar, E. & Cela-Conde, C.J. (2009). La evolución de la apreciación estética. Estudios de Psicología, 30 (1), 3-20.
Cela-Conde, C.J.; Ayala, F.J.; Munar, E.; Maestú, F.; Nadal, M.; Capó, M.A.; del Río, D.; López-Ibor, J.J.; Ortiz, T.; Mirasso, C. & Marty, G. (2009). Sex-related similarities and differences in the neural correlates of beauty. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106, 3847-3852. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0900304106
2008
Nadal, M.; Munar, E.; Capó, M.A.; Rosselló, J. & Cela-Conde, C.J. (2008). Towards a framework for the study of the neural correlates of aesthetic preference. Spatial Vision, 21 (3-5), 379-396.
2006
Nadal, M.; Marty, G., Munar, E. (2006). The search for objective measures of aesthetic judgment: The case of memory traces. Empirical Studies of the Arts, 24 (1), 95-106.
2005
Marty, G., Munar, E., Nadal, M. (2005). Familiaridad y evaluación de estímulos estéticos en función de la educación artística. Psicothema, 17 (2), 319-324.
2004
Rosselló, J.& Munar, E. (2004). Resolviendo el puzzle de la atención visual: ¿hacia la desintegración del homúnculo? Psicothema, 16 (1), 64-69.
Authors: Cela, C.J.; Marty, G.; Maestú, F.; Ortiz, T.; Munar, E.; Fernández, A.; Roca, M.; Rosselló, J.; Quesney, F. (2004). Activation of the prefrontal cortex in the human visual aesthetic perception. Proceedings of National Academy of Science, 101 (16), 6321-6325. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0401427101
2003
Marty, G.; Cela-Conde, C.; Munar, E.; Rosselló, J.; Roca, M. & Escudero, J. T. (2003). Dimensiones factoriales de la experiencia estética. Psicothema, 15 (3), 478-483.
2002
Cela-Conde, C.J., Marty, G.; Munar, E., Nadal, M., Burges, L. (2002). The ‘Style Scheme’ Grounds Perception of Painting. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 95, 91-100.
Munar, E.; Rosselló, J., Mas, C., Morente, P.; Quetgles, M. (2002). El desarrollo de la audición humana. Psicothema,14.
2001
Garrido, M.J.; Rosselló, J.; Munar, E.; Quetglas, M. (2001). Influencia de las bajas tasas de alcoholemia sobre el rendimiento psicomotor y el control atencional de la acción: implicaciones para la seguridad vial. Psicothema, 13, 229-233.
Rosselló, J.; Munar, E.; Garrido, M. J. (2001). La naturaleza de la atención visual: ¿monarquía, oligarquía o anarquía? Revista de Psicología General y Aplicada, 54 (1), 31-46.
1998
Rosselló, J.; Munar, E.; Justo, S.; Arias, R. (1998). Efectos del alcohol sobre la atención dividida y la precisión del cambio atencional. Psicothema, 10, 65-73.
Books
Munar, E.; Rosselló, J.; Sánchez-Cabaco, A.(Coords.) (1999). Atención y percepción. Alianza Editorial (Madrid). ISBN/ISSN: 8420686921 Legal deposit: M.36.441-1999.
Book chapters
Galvez-Pol, A., Munar, E., Kilner, M. J (2023). The influence of interoceptive signals on the processing of external sensory stimuli. In M. Skov & M. Nadal (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of neuroaesthetics (pp. 89–102). Routledge.
Corradi, G. & Munar, E. (2022). The Curvature Effect. In Marcos Nadal and Oshin Vartanian (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Empirical Aesthetics, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198824350.013.24.
Munar, E., Gómez-Puerto, G., & Gomila, A. (2014). The Evolutionary Roots of Aesthetics: An Approach-Avoidance Look at Curvature Preference. In Embodied aesthetics (pp. 3-17). Brill. doi.org/10.1163/9789004281516_003.
Nadal, M.; Capó, M. A.; Munar, E.; Marty, G. & Cela Conde, C.J. (2009). Constraining hypotheses on the evolution of art and aesthetic appreciation. In M. Skov & O. Vartanian (Eds): Neuroaesthetics. Amityville, NY: Baywood Publishing (pp. 103-129).
Munar, E.; Rosselló, J.; Maiche, A.; Travieso, D. y Nadal, M. (2008). Modelos teóricos y neurociencia cognitiva de la percepción. En J. Tirapu Ustárroz; Rios Lago, M. y Maestú Unturbe, F. (Eds.), Volumen 2, pp 57-95. Manual de Neuropsicología. Viguera Editores. ISBN/ISSN: 978-84-85424-71-9 Legal deposit: B.6771-2008
Munar, E.; Rosselló, J.; Cela, C.J.; Marty, G.; Nadal, M. Percepción. En Maestú Unturbe, F., Ríos Lago, M., & Cabestrero, R. (2007). Neuroimagen: Técnicas y procesos cognitivos. Volume: 1 pp 317-348.Barcelona: Elsevier Masson.
Popular Scienc
Munar, E.; Nadal, M.; Cela-Conde, C. J.; Maestú, F. (2011). Schön ist relativ. Gehirn und Geist, 4755, 26-29.
Munar, E.; Nadal, M.; Cela-Conde, C.J.; Maestú, F. (2010). La valoración estética, ¿una actividad ligada al sexo? Mente y Cerebro, 43, 12-21.