Panel Works 1 : Empirical Research
Channel: Julio Bermudez
Date: 07/09/2023

This panel presentation and discussion was part of the Neurophenomenology & Sacred Space Symposium that took place at the Catholic University of America School of Architecture (Washington, DC) on March 23-25, 2023. The panel was moderated by Julio Bermudez.

The intention of this panel was to provide a broad overview of what is happening, empirically speaking, at the intersection of neuroscience, phenomenology, and the arts (architecture in particular). Panel participants briefly described their area of inquiry, theoretical framework, the hypotheses being considered, the methods and technologies utilized, the results (if work was finished), the significance of such work, and the challenges being confronted. The following four researchers presented and discussed their current research work:

Thomas Beaudoin: Constellating Multiple Forms of Attention: Empirical Research at the Pantheon

Elisabetta Canepa: First Impressions: Capturing the Ineffable Nature of Architectural Atmospheres 

Robin Jensen: Assessing the Impact of Sacred Art on Viewers’ Spiritual Understanding

Ann Sussman: How 21st-century Biometrics Change How We 'See' Architecture + Ourselves