Conference Call
Neuroaesthetics: A Methods-Based Introduction University of Suceava The Neuroaesthetics Lab
Suceava, Romania 24-26 June 2022
We invite registrations for participating in a conference dedicated to discussing Neuroaesthetics topics at introductory level. Both academics and students, at any level, are invited to participate. The conference language will be English. Accommodation and meals will be covered from the NeuroArts project grant for 40 academics and students from Romania, and 20 academics and students from abroad, irrespective of whether they present, lead workshops, or simply wish to attend these. Presentation proposals will be evaluated on a first come, first served basis. Transport cannot be covered. There is no participation fee. There will be a plenary session on the evening of 24 June 2022, followed by a modest reception introducing the teams working at the Neuroaesthetics Lab, University of Suceava. There will be 6 one-hour plenary sessions on 25 June 2022, in addition to registered presentations, seminars, or workshops that will take place in parallel, to be followed by a second modest reception introducing the NeuroArts project. There will be one student-led round table on 26 June 2022, in addition to registered presentations, seminars, or workshops.
Presentations, including posters or case studies, and workshops should focus on the following topics, and should be at INTRODUCTORY level:
Aesthetics and Neuroaesthetics
Representative Foci in Neuroaesthetics: The Sublime, Imaginative Play, and Beauty
Critical Assessments of Neuroaesthetics as Experimental Science
Behavioural Experiments: Research Designs, Statistical Power, Sample Size
Empathy and Closeness in Partnered Dance
Data Collection and Analysis: Repeated-measures (Mixed) ANOVA and Factorial ANOVA using SPSS
Neuroaesthetics Approaches to the Visual Arts: Perception
The Gaze of God: On Religious Portraits and Face Perception
Survey Research Methods
Neuroaesthetics Approaches to the Visual Arts: Creation
Statistics for Investigating Neuroaesthetics: Mixed Effects Models
Statistical Tests on Ordinal Data: Gender and Prototypes
Symmetry in Neuroaesthetics Research
Perception of Visual Symmetry in Faces and Experimental Art History
Experimental Art History Research Designs
Neuroaesthetics Research on Speech
fMRI Methods in Neuroaesthetics Research
Analysis of an fMRI Study on Visual Perception
The Practice of Neuroaesthetics
Coordination Techniques of Instructive-Educational Activities in the Field of Neuroaesthetics Using Problem-Based Learning (PBL)
PBL in Neuroaesthetics
Strategizing the Use of Relevant Research Methods
Please send your presentation plans or intention to participate by 12 June 2022, to Tudor Balinisteanu, tudor@texmar.ro.