Anjan Chatterjee
Neurologist, Cognitive Neuroscientist. Director: Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics neuroaesthetics.med.upenn.edu
Author: The Aesthetic Brain
- Our take about the importance of slowing down in this manic world and "How Slow-Looking Changes Our Experience of Art" | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
- Our take on the new movie, contextualized by our neuroaesthetics research. @pcfn.bsky.social. New Frankenstein, Old Biases | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
- Highly recommended!
- What is the relationship between art, mind, and transcendence. This episode of Closer to Truth explores this fascinating question. closertotruth.com/video/how-do...
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- A report on our recent study on nature and biophilic design. Designing for the Mind | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
- How do you think of art and science? More specifically, about artists in residence programs? Here is our version of one such program. 🧪 thepenngazette.com/glass-cosmos/
- Longevity seems to be everywhere, with acolytes and enthusiasts abounding. Some cautionary comments. The Long and Short of Longevity: Why More Might Be Less | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
- One joy of running a lab is to host the best and brightest from around the world- a practice sadly under threat. From @moralnosc.bsky.social on the science of beauty and morality and her stay at @pcfn.bsky.social 🧪
- Looking forward to giving 3 talks at the Brain, Behavior, and Emotions conference. Also excited- first time in Brazil! braincongress.com.br/evento/brain...
- Pleased to be featured in the inaugural installment of the Neuroarts resource center new interview series: Voices from the filed. 🧪. www.neuroartsresourcecenter.com/post/voices-...
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- Some thoughts on the many promises of neurotech. Neuroscams: Buyers Beware | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
- With the usual caveats of the need for more and better studies. Yet, the evidence does support the use of some kinds of art in clinical spaces. 🧪A Room with a View (of Art) | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
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- Lovely write up of our artist-in-residence @judithschaechter.bsky.social at the @pcfn.bsky.social written by @sarcher.bsky.social . Scientific inspiration made manifest in art. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/a...
- A natural history of innovation in #science, #math, astronomy, #arts, and #culture. The Rise, Flower, and Fall of a Renaissance | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
- Our artist-in-residence @judithschaechter.bsky.social meditates on her time at the @pcfn.bsky.social. An Artist’s Immersion Into Neuroaesthetics | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
- A non-technical description of a peer-reviewed paper I posted about a few days ago. Surprising findings (to me). Lesson: deeply held intuitions sometimes do not survive scientific scrutiny. 🧪 Is Art Appreciation Going Digital? | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
- Are #nature imagery and other kinds of art helpful in #health-care environments? Our review of what is likely to be helpful, in what context, and how we can move forward to better ground the role of #art in #health. 🧪https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/7/1027
- The brain drain... 🧪 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- When cherished beliefs and intuitions turn out to not be confirmed. Not a lot of difference in the impact of art seen in museums versus on a screen in the lab. Reasons to actually test intuitions. With @kohinoordarda.bsky.social and others. 🧪 #sciart www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- For 33+ years, in my lab, I have hosted bright scholars from around the world. With the current hostility to science and xenophobia, I hope young minds, a constant source of inspiration, do not turn away from the US. A short video--Hilary Serra, @pcfn.bsky.social 🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhtr...
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- We Really Are Entering a New Age of Romanticism www.honest-broker.com/p/we-really-...
- My conversation about beautiful conversation with Daniel Stillman just released. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
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- For those with the luxury of time (and interest) this is a lovely 1 hour conversation I had about the evolution of neuroaesthetics and where we in my center @pcfn.bsky.social are in our thinking. www.buzzsprout.com/2282727/epis...
- A little something. ameatendre.com/from-brain-t...
- In recognition of Segio Della Sall's innovative use of artwork for the journal Cortex, I wrote this piece about using imagery to enhance curiosity about neuroscience papers. authors.elsevier.com/a/1kSNC2VHYC...
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- a new dawn
- morning moment of calm
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- The New Romantics. As folks reflect on the year and their best of lists, this @psychologytoday.com blog was my favorite piece of what I wrote. #sciart www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brai...
- A short video sponsored by the Templeton Religion Trust on the work we are doing at the @pcfn.bsky.social as part of the Art Seeks Understanding initiative. #art #artsci 🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsKv...
- Our take on the recent buzzy story in the artworld. www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/br...
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- I was interviewed for the PBS News Hour for an exhibit motivated by neuroaesthetics, which I helped curate with Laura Hales at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. Just dropped a couple of days ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxOS...
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- Looking forward to speaking at the Mediterranean #Tourism Forum in #Malta on #beauty. Have never been there, and I am excited to visit. mediterraneantourismforum.com
- when good intentions go awry
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- pain, more pain, and then some more for Sixers fans...
- A write-up in PennMagazine about our fabulous artist-in-residence, Judith Schaechter, at the @pcfn.bsky.social and a bit about my relationship with neuroaesthetics #sciart #beauty www.pennmedicine.org/news/publica...
- Some thoughts about the relationship between emotions, language, and aesthetics- using the question "Could Robert Motherwell have been as great an artist if he were not so articulate?" as a prompt. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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