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Dyutiman Mukhopadhyay is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Centre for Cognitive Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India (in Cognitive Science Research Initiative Project of Department of Science and Technology, India). He investigates the neuro-psychology and cognitive neuroscience of art appreciation. Parallel to his academic career he is deeply involved in the fields of photography, film-making and fine arts. His previous research publications in neuroaesthetics include his original proposal of the Dual Phase Oscillation hypothesis and also a critical review on the neurophilosophy of archetype in visual aesthetics. His photographs got recognized multiple times at Venice International Photo Contest, Italy, at International Photography Awards, USA, at Prix de la Photographie, Paris and at National Geographic website.