Anjan Chatterjee
Biography
Anjan Chatterjee is a Professor of Neurology, Psychology, and Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine and the founding Director of the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics. His research focuses on spatial cognition, neuroaesthetics, and the ethical implications of neuroscience in society. He coined the term "cosmetic neurology" in 2004 and is the author of The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art.
Sample Works
- The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art (2013) Book
- Neuroethics in Practice: Medicine, Mind, and Society (co-edited with Martha Farah) (2013) Book
- Brain, Beauty, and Art: Essays Bringing Neuroaesthetics into Focus (co-edited with Eileen Cardillo) (2021) Book
- Neuroaesthetics: A Coming of Age Story (2011) Paper
Roundtable Appearances
October 12, 9:00 AM - 4:15 PM, 2013 · ▶ Video
Aby Warburg: Art, Neuroscience, and Psychoanalysis: Day 1
The symposium explores Warburg's intellectual preoccupations including "memory, both in relation to different forms of artistic creation and in anticipation of concepts related to...
Anjan Chatterjee, Georges Didi-Huberman, David Freedberg, Vittorio Gallese, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann, Ludovica Lumer, Edward Nersessian, Andrea Pinotti, Francois Quiviger, Dorothea Rockburne, Christopher Wood