Featured Paper

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Igdalova, A., Nawaz, S., & Chamberlain, R. (2025). A view worth talking about: The influence of social interaction on aesthetic experience and well-being outcomes in the gallery. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000733

Pombo, M., Igdalova, A., & Pelli, D. G. (2024). Consensus and contention in beauty judgment. iScience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.110213 

Igdalova, A., & Chamberlain, R. (2023). Slow looking at still art: The effect of manipulating audio context and image category on mood and engagement during an online slow looking exercise. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000546

Kaiser, E. A., McAdams, H., Igdalova, A., Haggerty, E. B., Cucchiara, B. L., Brainard, D. H., & Aguirre, G. K. (2021). Reflexive eye closure in response to cone and melanopsin stimulation: a study of implicit measures of light sensitivity in migraine. Neurology, 97(17), e1672-e1680. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000012734

McAdams, H., Kaiser, E. A., Igdalova, A., Haggerty, E. B., Cucchiara, B., Brainard, D. H., & Aguirre, G. K. (2020). Selective amplification of ipRGC signals accounts for interictal photophobia in migraine. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(29), 17320-17329. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2007402117

Kaiser, E., McAdams, H., Igdalova, A., Cucchiara, B., Brainard, D., & Aguirre, G. K. (2020). Melanopsin and Cone Stimulation Both Contribute to Interictal Light Sensitivity in Migraine (5131). 10.1212/WNL.94.15_supplement.5131

McAdams, H., Kaiser, E., Igdalova, A., Brainard, D. H., & Aguirre, G. K. (2019). Migraine is associated with greater sensitivity to melanopsin and cone stimulation. Journal of Vision, 19(15), 22-22. https://doi.org/10.1167/19.15.22

Kaiser, E. A., Igdalova, A., Aguirre, G. K., & Cucchiara, B. (2019). A web-based, branching logic questionnaire for the automated classification of migraine. Cephalalgia, 39(10), 1257-1266. https://doi.org/10.1177/0333102419847749

Kaiser, E., McAdams, H., Igdalova, A., Brainard, D., & Aguirre, G. K. (2019). Visual discomfort in migraine is evoked by both melanopsin and cone directed stimulation (P3. 10-019). https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.92.15_supplement.P3.10-019

McAdams, H., Igdalova, A., Spitschan, M., Brainard, D. H., & Aguirre, G. K. (2018). Pulses of melanopsin-directed contrast produce highly reproducible pupil responses that are insensitive to a change in background radiance. Investigative ophthalmology & visual science, 59(13), 5615-5626. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.18-25219

McAdams, H., Igdalova, A., Spitschan, M., Brainard, D., & Aguirre, G. K. (2018). The population mean pupil response to melanopsin stimulation is reliable across sessions and background light levels. Journal of Vision, 18(10), 878-878. https://doi.org/10.1167/18.10.878

Upcoming and Pre-published Work

Igdalova, A., Humphries, S., & Chamberlain, R. (2024). Room to Breathe: Testing the Efficacy of Mindful Breathing and Mindful Design in Enhancing Museum Experiences. OSF. https://osf.io/preprints/osf/s9u37_v2 

Trupp, M. D., Studios, K., Igdalova, A., Bignardi, G., Kühnapfel, C., Fingerhut, J., Chamberlain, R., Pelowski, M. (In advanced preparation). Entrances In: Priming Strategies to Enhance Well-being Effects of Art Viewing. Retrieved from https://osf.io/nc2dt/

Conference Presentations

Igdalova, A., Nawaz, S., Chamberlain, R. (2024). Group discussions in the gallery heighten aesthetic experience and well-being. Talk presented at: International Association for Empirical Aesthetics Meeting, Mallorca, Spain

Bruns, A., Igdalova, A., Pelli D. G. (2024). The effect of emotion on image beauty depends on accompanying text. Poster presented at: International Association for Empirical Aesthetics Meeting, Mallorca, Spain

Trupp, M. D., Igdalova, A., Spee, B., Stamkou, E., Pelowski, M., Greven, C. (2024) Feasibility Pilot Study: Art-based Beauty Appreciation Intervention for those high on Sensory Processing Sensitivity. Talk presented at: International Association for Empirical Aesthetics Meeting, Mallorca, Spain

Pombo, M., Igdalova, A., Pelli D.G. (2024). Consensus and contention in beauty judgement. Talk presented at: APA Division 10 Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, & the Arts Conference, Denton TX

Igdalova, A., Chamberlain, R. (2022). Mindful Viewing in the Gallery: Behavioural and Physiological Responses to a MBE While Viewing Artworks in an Ecologically-Valid Setting. Poster presented at: Visual Science of Art Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Igdalova, A., Chamberlain, R. (2022). Mindful Viewing in the Gallery: Behavioural and Physiological Responses to a MBE While Viewing Artworks in an Ecologically-Valid Setting. Microgrant session talk virtually presented at: American Psychological Association Convention, Minneapolis, MN

Igdalova, A., Chamberlain, R. (2021). Slow Looking at Still Art: The Effect of Manipulating Audio Context and Image Category on Mood and Engagement During an Online Slow Looking Exercise. Student showcase talk presented at: American Psychological Association Convention, Virtual

Igdalova, A., Chamberlain, R. (2021). Slow Looking at Still Art: The Effect of Manipulating Audio Context and Image Category on Mood and Engagement During an Online Slow Looking Exercise. Poster virtually presented at: International Association for Empirical Aesthetics Meeting, London, UK

McAdams, H., Igdalova, A., Spitschan, M., Brainard, D., & Aguirre, G. K. (2018). The population mean pupil response to melanopsin stimulation is reliable across sessions and background light levels. Poster presented at: Vision Sciences Society Meeting, St. Pete Beach, Florida

Igdalova, A. (2014). Neural mandalas: Bridging the gap between the cosmos and the geometric brain. Poster presented at: College Alumni Society Undergraduate Research Grant Showcase, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA