Forum: The Aesthetic Brain with Anjan Chatterjee

In the third of our upcoming talks, Professor of Neurology, Psychology, and Architecture Anjan Chatterjee will take us on a journey through the beauty, pleasure and art.

His book, The Aesthetic Brain, uses neuroscience and psychology to explain why we are so concerned with aesthetics.

We’ll look at why we find art, buildings, and places beautiful and question what part our brain plays in deciding what we find aesthetically pleasing.

Chatterjee will give a short presentation, and this will be followed by a discussion led by Walmer Yard’s keeper Laura Mark.