Art and the City: How Art Influences our Perception of Public Places.
If you walk through the city with your eyes open, you will discover art in public spaces. It has many facets. From monuments to street...
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Current research
at Research Platform Neurourbanism.
The Research Platform Neurourbanism is funded by the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) and is intended to provide proof of concept for an inter- and transdisciplinary neuroscience of urban life.
1 | Theory & Framework
We are rethinking psychological well-being in an urban context. Working together with partners from very different disciplinesn we develop a theoretical framework on the connection between urban density and mental health.
PI: Dr. Joerg Fingerhut
Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin School of Mind and Brain
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2 | Big data analysis
We use existing data from international biobanks to investigate the connection between city life and mental health on a genetic basis.
PI: Prof. Dr. Stephan Ripke
Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
3 | Your Emotional City
In the exploratory citizen science project “Your Emotional City” we use a smartphone app to learn more about the connection between the city and the psyche together with citizens. Participants become urban researchers themselves using the innovative Ecological Momentary Assessment method.
PI: Prof. Dr. Mazda Adli
Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Clinic for Psychiatry and Psychotherapy & Lilac Clinic Berlin
PI: Dr. Joerg Fingerhut
Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin School of Mind and Brain
4 | Experimental research
Using innovative methods such as VR, AR, mobile EEGs and the TU Brain-Body Lab, we experimentally test how factors in our environment, such as the greening of street sections, affect our cognitive and psychological feelings.
PI: Prof. Dr. Klaus Grammann
Technical University Berlin
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