Mind-Brain Lecture: Michael Arbib (University of Southern California)
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Abstract: In addition to his work in computational and cognitive neuroscience and the evolution of the language-ready brain, Michael Arbib has in recent years become interested in the interface between neuroscience and architecture – what can neuroscience tell us about how people experience buildings, how architects design buildings, and how might “brains for buildings” contribute to a smart architecture? He is currently vice-president of the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, ANFA (www.anfarch.org). This talk will be based on a talk given at a conference on “East-West Connections: Cultural Patterns, Cognitive Patterns and a Good Life” at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore on September 16th. The East-West connections there were between East Asia and Europe and the USA, but Arbib would welcome discussion after his talk of the impact of the unification of East and West Germany on the architecture of Berlin (whether or not neuroscience is relevant to the discussion). In any case, the question “How can architecture contribute to a good life?” raises many other issues worthy of further discussion.
Co-organized by the Association of Neuroesthetics www.association-of-neuroesthetics.org
