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 Datesort ascending
Using Visual Neuroscience and Perception to Design Daycare Centers in Belgium Karen Dobkins, Ph.D. (University of California, San Diego), Roy Verbakel, Gail Heyman, Ph.D. Sep 18, 2014
The Role of Visual Attention in Architectural Design Audrey Lustig Michal, Ph.D. (Northwestern University), Michael Lustig (Michael Lustig Architects, Inc.) Sep 18, 2014
Spirit of Place, Spirit of Discovery: Special Program to Celebrate the Centenary of Jonas Salk’s Birth Peter Salk, M.D., Johnathan D. Salk, M.D., John Paul Eberhard, FAIA Sep 18, 2014
Making Architecture for the Multi Sensory Impaired: Presentation of Three Projects Alan Dunlop, FRIAS FRSA Sep 18, 2014
Neural Responses to Restorative Environments: An Eye Tracking and fMRI Study Joel Martinez Soto (Universidad de Guanajuato), M. Nanni (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), Leopoldo Gonzales-Santos (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), Erick Pasaye (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), Fernando Barrios (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico) Sep 18, 2014
Allotopes: Place, Moment & Thought (Explorations in Neuro-Architectures) F. Myles Sciotto (University of Southern California; University of California, Santa Barbara) Sep 18, 2014
Diffusion of Innovation: Neuroscience & Architecture from Pedagogy to Practice Eve A. Edelstein, Ph.D. (University of Arizona), Caren L. Sax (San Diego State University) Sep 18, 2014
Synapsis at a “Capitalist Square” Anabela Martins (Lusíada University; Synolonepitopou), Sofia Gomes (Coimbra University; Magalhães Lemos Hospital) Sep 18, 2014
Speaking Space: Developing a Cognitive Language for Architects Milton Shinberg, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP (The Catholic University of America) Sep 18, 2014
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

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