Neuroscience & Humanities

NEUROSCIENCE & HUMANITIES LAB
Centre for Advanced Studies in Cognitive Neuroscience & the Humanities

The interdepartmental lab N&H of the University of Parma aims to promote and develop research in the field of relations between the humanities and cognitive neurosciences. This objective is pursued through the realization of scientific research projects, workshops, seminars, conferences and conventions, promotions of research networks and Fellowships, building of national and international relations with other universities and research centers active in this field, developing partnerships both with public and private entities and institutions.

This YouTube Channel of N&H offers a series of online resources for those interested to learn more on these topics.

Director: Prof. Vittorio Gallese
Deputy Director: Prof. Michele Guerra

Introduction - Empathy and the Aesthetics of Language Symposium

Introduction - Empathy and the Aesthetics of Language Symposium
Michele Cometa - Literarische Einfühlung: A Reappraisal

Michele Cometa - Literarische Einfühlung: A Reappraisal
Discussion Session Vittorio Gallese & David Romand, Suzanne Keen

Discussion Session Vittorio Gallese & David Romand, Suzanne Keen
Suzanne Keen Narrative Empathy as Animator of the Inanimate

Suzanne Keen Narrative Empathy as Animator of the Inanimate
Vittorio Gallese & David Romand - Literary Empathy: A Neurophenomenological Approach

Vittorio Gallese & David Romand - Literary Empathy: A Neurophenomenological Approach
Discussion Session - Thomas Petraschka, Serge Tchougounnikov

Discussion Session - Thomas Petraschka, Serge Tchougounnikov
Serge Tchougounnikov - Empathy and Literary Form within Russian Formalism

Serge Tchougounnikov - Empathy and Literary Form within Russian Formalism
Thomas Petraschka - How Early 20th-Century Art and Literature Reacted to Theories About Empathy

Thomas Petraschka - How Early 20th-Century Art and Literature Reacted to Theories About Empathy
Discussion Session - Siri Hustvedt, Christiana Werner

Discussion Session - Siri Hustvedt, Christiana Werner
Werner - Empathic Scaffolding. How Literary Ways of Writing about Experiences Improves Empathy

Werner - Empathic Scaffolding. How Literary Ways of Writing about Experiences Improves Empathy
Siri Hustvedt - Empathy, Atmosphere, and the Riddle of the Between

Siri Hustvedt - Empathy, Atmosphere, and the Riddle of the Between
Discussion Session - Gallagher

Discussion Session - Gallagher
Shaun Gallagher - Writing Empathy into the Script: From Jane Austen to J. L. Austin

Shaun Gallagher - Writing Empathy into the Script: From Jane Austen to J. L. Austin
Discussion Session - Jana Lüdtke, Hannah Wojciehowsk

Discussion Session - Jana Lüdtke, Hannah Wojciehowsk
Hannah Wojciehowski - The Scapegoat: Social Death and Narrative Empathy

Hannah Wojciehowski - The Scapegoat: Social Death and Narrative Empathy
Lüdtke - Ridding into the Dark: Mood Empathy While Reading Prose and Poetry From Dark Romanticism

Lüdtke - Ridding into the Dark: Mood Empathy While Reading Prose and Poetry From Dark Romanticism
Discussion Session - Michele Cometa, Renata Gambino & Grazia Pulvirenti

Discussion Session - Michele Cometa, Renata Gambino & Grazia Pulvirenti
Gambino & Pulvirenti - The Gorgon-Effect: Reported Emotions, Empathy, and Aesthetic Pleasure

Gambino & Pulvirenti - The Gorgon-Effect: Reported Emotions, Empathy, and Aesthetic Pleasure
Jessica Grahn - Moving to the groove: musical rhythm and the brain’s motor system

Jessica Grahn - Moving to the groove: musical rhythm and the brain’s motor system
Petri Toiviainen - Kinematics of music-induced movement: effects of exogenous and endogenous factors

Petri Toiviainen - Kinematics of music-induced movement: effects of exogenous and endogenous factors
Zachary Wallmark - The aural face: social cognitive dimensions of timbre perception

Zachary Wallmark - The aural face: social cognitive dimensions of timbre perception
Psyche Loui - Why music moves: use-inspired music cognition.

Psyche Loui - Why music moves: use-inspired music cognition.
Presentazione del volume

Presentazione del volume "Cognitive Semiotics" di Claudio Paolucci
Michael Anderson - Neural reuse, dynamics, and constraints

Michael Anderson - Neural reuse, dynamics, and constraints
Hannah C. Wojciehowski - Quel 6 aprile del ’44: Autodramma as Embodied Cognitive Microhistory

Hannah C. Wojciehowski - Quel 6 aprile del ’44: Autodramma as Embodied Cognitive Microhistory
Cappelletto, Pitozzi & Bertozzi - Della presenza scenica: percezione, corporeità, spazio

Cappelletto, Pitozzi & Bertozzi - Della presenza scenica: percezione, corporeità, spazio
Effetto Gorgone: sulla performatività nel teatro di Heinrich von Kleist con Pulvirenti & Gambino

Effetto Gorgone: sulla performatività nel teatro di Heinrich von Kleist con Pulvirenti & Gambino
Empathy, Emotion, and Narrative: Actors and Audiences in Action with Bruce McConachie and Rick Kemp

Empathy, Emotion, and Narrative: Actors and Audiences in Action with Bruce McConachie and Rick Kemp
2020: Presence and empathy in performers and spectators with Corinne Jola and Bertha Bermudez

2020: Presence and empathy in performers and spectators with Corinne Jola and Bertha Bermudez
Presentazione del volume

Presentazione del volume "Introduzione alla filosofia delle emozioni" di Pia Campeggiani