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When you get to the end of this paragraph, peel your eyes off the screen and look around. You are probably somewhere indoors. Like most people in materially developed societies, you probably spend 90 percent of your time in a built environment. Did you notice your surroundings as you entered the space? Do you think the space affects how you feel? Does it affect your brain?
Interest in the intersection of neuroscience and architecture is growing. Architects are making forays into discussing neuroscientific applications to their craft (Eberhard, 2008; Mallgrave, 2013). Most of these discussions can be characterized as neuroscience and architecture (Alex Coburn, Vartanian, & Chatterjee, 2017). This approach typically involves mapping knowledge of the brain to the principles and practice of architecture. For example, one might think that our sense of touch does not receive enough attention in architectural design. One identifies properties of our tactile and haptic systems and then maps them on to how we interact with the built environment. Such maps might very well offer important insights. But how does one test these ideas? Is it possible to conduct a neuroscience of architecture, and frame these ideas experimentally?
How the Brain Responds to Architecture
The same way it responds to landscapes............we aren't reinventing the wheel here. Frederick Law Olmsted would scoff.
Interest in the intersection of neuroscience and architecture is growing. Architects are making forays into discussing neuroscientific applications to their craft (Eberhard, 2008; Mallgrave, 2013). Most of these discussions can be characterized as neuroscience and architecture (Alex Coburn, Vartanian, & Chatterjee, 2017). This approach typically involves mapping knowledge of the brain to the principles and practice of architecture. For example, one might think that our sense of touch does not receive enough attention in architectural design. One identifies properties of our tactile and haptic systems and then maps them on to how we interact with the built environment. Such maps might very well offer important insights. But how does one test these ideas? Is it possible to conduct a neuroscience of architecture, and frame these ideas experimentally?
How the Brain Responds to Architecture
The same way it responds to landscapes............we aren't reinventing the wheel here. Frederick Law Olmsted would scoff.
