Oshin Vartanian

Oshin Vartanian received his PhD in experimental psychology from the University of Maine. He is past-Editor of Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts and Empirical Studies of the Arts, and serves on the editorial boards of Creativity Research Journal, Thinking Skills and Creativity, and Journal of Creative Behavior. His co-edited volumes include the Cambridge Handbook of the Neuroscience of Creativity and the Oxford Handbook of Empirical Aesthetics. He is the president of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics (IAEA). His primary areas of interest include the psychological and neurological bases of aesthetics and creativity, specifically the ways in which the brain supports the creation and appreciation of art in its various forms.