aestho-physiology

alternative æstho-physiology

1. archaicuncommonuncountableThe science of the relation between conscious human sensation and the physical nervous system.

   In addition to this there is the aesthetics of the subject and that leads naturally to what is sometimes called aestho-physiology or the study of the organs of sensation.

   1950, International Perfurmer, volumes 1–3, page iii

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   A vast amount of unravelling has been going on in the field of aestho-physiology; a few people, like Trystan Edwards and Corbusier, have stated principles which throw new light on old facts, but we still await a Lord Rutherford.

   1968, Heating and Ventilation for a Human Environment […], page 20

   Although there is no general agreement on either the nature of experience or the substance of aestho-physiology, certain kinds of experiences have been highly valued for their aesthetic quality.

   1986, Shibani Roy, Nicotine Water to Heroin, page 6