ANFA promotes and advances knowledge that links neuroscience research to a growing understanding of human responses to the built environment.

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7 Mar 2024
Join ANFA Board Members Margaret R. Tarampi @inter_thinking and @MerBanasiak for @dana_fdn Career Network in Neuroscience & Society's #Neuroarchitecture 101 virtual event next Wed., March 13! More info and free registration at: lnkd.in/g9qqtdh4 #neuroxcareers
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22 Feb 2024
Introducing ANFA Doctoral Platform! If you are a doctoral / early career researcher investigating human response to built environment, please consider participating at the ADP by submitting an outline of your current research! bit.ly/ANFA
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15 Sep 2023
Lars Brorson Fich, @ZakDjebbara and Dylan Chau Huynh ask, how can the environment invite action? #affordances #thalamus #stress #cortisol #eeg
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15 Sep 2023
Denis Sheynikhovich, Stephen Ramanoel and MARAM M .ALKACHROUM discuss spatial #navigation and impacts of aging. #landmarks #geometry
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15 Sep 2023
Shane Myrbeck and Raj Patel share @Arup explorations in sensory based design. #acoustics #quantifiedbuildings
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14 Sep 2023
David Kirsh asks, how do we locate #social #affordances in a space?
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14 Sep 2023
Kris Mun and Arkar Hein use #EEG and eye tracking to validate design intent in a #Neutra building
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14 Sep 2023
ANDREA DE PAIVA and Frven Lim ask, can interventions like plants, light, and graphics increase stairwell use to support exercise?
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14 Sep 2023
Sean Hanna and @Sam_McElhinney ask how affordances support insight in perceiving the environment. #isovist #intelligibility #exosomatic
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14 Sep 2023
Kate Jeffery asks, what can rodents tell us about our understanding of space? Turns out they can tell us about the neural code for environmental #affordances! #cognitivemaps
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8 Sep 2023
Team Presentation: 14 Sept. 4:30 pm PDT A team from @Arup / @ArupAmericas will share the evolving world of sensory-based design at ARUP. Topics include integrating biometric monitoring, surveys, and field measurements into project delivery. Signup: bit.ly/ANFA2023
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6 Sep 2023
Team Presentation: 14 Sept. 2:15 pm PDT A team from @unipr will share insights on neurobiology studies revealing the interplay between perception, action, and cognition in physical and social affordances found in our physical & virtual activities. Signup: bit.ly/ANFA2023
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30 Aug 2023
How does urban design impact our ability to navigate in unfamiliar places? Signup to find out: bit.ly/ANFA2023 Featured teams: @Arup, @HKSArchitects; @ucl, @Cambridge_Uni, @Sorbonne_Univ_, @aalborg_uni, @unipr and @edratweets with 16 HSW credits from @AIANational
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28 Aug 2023
Team Presentation: 14 Sept. 8:30 am PDT A team from UCL will present evidence of how we can relate spatial mapping in neurons to small-scale architectural experience; mass population behavior on an urban scale; aesthetics&affect in architecture. Signup: bit.ly/ANFA2023
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28 Aug 2023
Big News: A total of 16 LU | HSW credits for the whole conference are approved by the AIA @AIANational @AIA_AAH You can still register: bit.ly/ANFA2023 Presenting: @Arup, @HKSArchitects; @ucl, @Cambridge_Uni, @Sorbonne_Univ_, @aalborg_uni, @unipr and @edratweets
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25 Aug 2023
Can the design of a room or space influence how well we remember things? Join us for the ANFA's 20th Anniversary conference to find out: bit.ly/ANFA2023 Featured teams: @Arup, @HKSArchitects; @ucl, @Cambridge_Uni, @Sorbonne_Univ_, @aalborg_uni, @unipr and @edratweets
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24 Aug 2023
Introducing Team Presentations: 13 Sept. 2023 3:00 pm PDT Featured topics will include designing for Alzheimer's, brain activation in drawing&design, therapeutic environments through sensors &BIM, design for pediatrics, neuro-inclusive outdoors, intelligent cities. #ANFA2023
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