Beauty in the Brain
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 4 – 5:30pm
A public lecture presented by Anjan Chatterjee, Professor and Chair of Neurology, Pennsylvania Hospital, on the Beauty in the Brain as Part of the Neurohumanities lecture series 2017 - 2018.
Dr. Chatterjee’s Areas of Interest:
- Cognitive processes underlying figurative & spatial language, event representation, aesthetics, and neuroethics
- Differences in processing of patients with brain injury compared with healthy adults
- Author: - The Aesthetic Brain: How we evolved to desire beauty and enjoy art
- Co-editor: - Neuroethics in Practice: Mind, medicine, and society
- The Roots of Cognitive Neuroscience: behavioral neurology and neuropsychology
See the full schedule of Neurohumanities lecture series 2018 here
Find out more about the Neurohumanities Programme for 2018
Campus Location: Science Gallery
Accessibility: Yes
Research Theme: Digital Humanities
Event Category: Alumni, Arts and Culture, Lectures and Seminars, Public, Science Gallery
Type of Event: One-time event
Audience: Undergrad, Postgrad, Alumni, Faculty & Staff, Public
Cost: Free