Keynote Speakers
Semir Zeki
(University College London, UK)

Michael Burke
(Utrecht University, Netherlands)


Roundtable Respondents
Alexander Bergs (University of Osnabrück), Alberto Biuso (University of Catania), Silvia Bonacchi (University of Warsaw), Lorella Bosco (University of Bari), Thomas Eder (University of Vienna), Anatole Fuksas (University of Cassino), Gaetano Lalomia (University of Catania), Gerhard Lauer (University of Göttingen), Pascal Nicklas (University of Mainz), Massimo Salgaro (University of Verona), Mario Zappia (University of Catania)

Team
Renata Gambino, Grazia Pulvirenti, Simona Di Mari, Salvatore Arcidiacono, Federica Abramo, Mariaelisa Dimino

Contacts
Renata Gambino (renatagambino@gmail.com)

Simona Di Mari (simo_d_86@hotmail.it)

Program


6th June 2014 – Monastero dei Benedettini (Coro di Notte)

  9.00 – Opening and welcome
Rector Magnificus Giacomo Pignataro
               Department Head Giancarlo Magnano San Lio

9.30 – Renata Gambino and Grazia Pulvirenti
              Introducing the Network program NeuroHumanitieStudies

10.00 – Keynote Speaker
             Semir Zeki

11.00 – Discussion

11.30 – Coffee break

12.00 – Pascal Nicklas

Neuronal Recycling: Empirical Aesthetics and Evolutionary Biology – A Case for Adaptation

12.30 – Discussion

13.00 – Lunch

15.00 – Keynote Speaker
           Michael Burke

16.00 – Discussion

16.30 – Coffee break

17.00 – Alexander Bergs

Coercion in Linguistics and the Arts – New Insights from Neuroscience

17.30 – Discussion

 

7th June 2014

Coro di Notte – Monastero dei Benedettini

  9.30 – Gerhard Lauer
               The future of Neurocognitive and Humanities Studies in Europe

10.00 – Discussion

10.30 – Salvatore Arcidiacono, Federica Abramo
                Introducing the web site www.neurohumanitiestudies.eu

10.45 – Clara Colombatto
               Neurohumanities and Neurolinguistics at Duke University

11.00 – Coffee break

11.30 – Roundtable with respondents and guests

 

Alexander Bergs, Alberto Biuso, Silvia Bonacchi, Lorella Bosco, Thomas Eder, Anatole Fuksas, Gaetano Lalomia, Gerhard Lauer, Pascal Nicklas, Massimo Salgaro, Mario Zappia

 

17.00 – Guided tour of the Monastery

 

Program NHS 2014 (PDF)