

At the ARTS AND MINDS Lab we have one central research question that we approach from different perspectives and disciplines such as critical theory, philosophy and the cognitive sciences: How do the arts (architecture, images, media) and Art transform our minds and bodies? We employ 4E cognition and predictive processing theories of the mind as well as theories affect and emotions to explain the impact of different media and the power of art.

We research the influence of architecture and urban design on our well-being (as a leading lab in the Research Platform Neurourbanism),  the impact of visual media and film on how we perceive and think, and generally the potential of artworks to transform our worlds and to introduce us to new ways of worldmaking. We employ a multitude of methods from the cognitive sciences (such as philosophy, anthropology, psychology, neuroscience) but also use AI as a heuristic method and include design disciplines as well as artists in our Lab.


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