Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA)
The mission of the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture is to promote and advance knowledge that links neuroscience research to a growing understanding of human responses to the built environment.
The Academy benefits from the expanding body of research that has evolved within the neuroscience community in the last two decades, and the promise of even more in the coming century. Some observers have characterized what is happening in neuroscience as the most exciting frontier of human knowledge since the Renaissance. All humanity stands to benefit from this research in countless ways still to be determined. The profession of architecture has become a partner in developing the application of this knowledge base in order to increase its ability to be of service to society. For more information, visit www.anfarch.org.
Research Submitted
| Title | Author |
Date |
|---|---|---|
| fMRI Study of Architecturally-Induced Contemplative States | Julio Bermudez, PhD, Assoc. AIA (The Catholic University of America), David Krizaj, PhD (University of Utah), David Lipschitz, PhD (University of Utah), Deborah Yurgelun-Todd, PhD (University of Utah; VA Health Care System in Salt Lake City), Yoshio Nakamura, PhD (University of Utah) | Sep 20, 2012 |
| The “I” of Architectonic Perception: Own Body Perception and Bodily Feelings in Architetonic Space | Isabella Pasqualini (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Switzerland), Joan Llobera (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Switzerland), Olaf Blanke (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Switzerland; Geneva University Hospital) | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Navigating Urban Spaces Demands Attention: Evidence from Physiological Indices of Arousal and Visual Attention | Kevin R. Barton, MA (University of Waterloo, Ontario), Colin Ellard, PhD (University of Waterloo, Ontario) | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Archeology of Experience | Anna-Maija Tuunanen (Tampere University of Technology) | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Cultivating a Culture for Neuro‐architecture: Developing Strategies and Models for Education | Meredith Banasiak, MArch (University of Colorado), Margaret R. Tarampi, MS, Assoc. AIA (University of Utah) | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Past, Present & Future Memory Informed by Reverberation Characteristics of Worship & Performance Spaces | Bruce A. Wheatcroft, D.Min. (The Abbey for the Arts, Inc.) | Sep 20, 2012 |
| The Neuroscience of Extraordinary Places: Examining Machu Picchu and the Great Wall of China | Eve A. Edelstein (Calit2, University of California San Diego; Innovative Design Science; NewSchool o, Mike Torrey (Mike Torrey Photography) | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Weak Architecture: How to Enhance Neural Efficiency Using Public Space | Diogo Teixeira (University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China), Raquel Vasconcelos (University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China), Keith Fernandes (University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China), Irene Ong (University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China) | Sep 20, 2012 |
| The Time Course of Natural Scene Processing Revisited: A Critical Test of Affordance-based Classifications | Louis G Tassinary, PhD, JD (Texas A&M University), Brent Furl (Texas A&M University), Tyler Miller (Texas A&M University), Ganesh Rao (Texas A&M University) | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Cultivating a Culture for Neuro-Architecture: Linking Cognitive Science to Architectural Experience in Design Education | Meredith Banasiak (University of Colorado, Boulder) | Sep 20, 2012 |