Hofstra University Department of Philosophy
Office of Student Leadership and Advisement (OSLA)
Hofstra University Neuroscience Club

and the

Hofstra Cultural Center

presents

Beauty and the Brain

Dr Anjan Chatterjee, discusses his new book The Aesthetic Brain: How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art (Oxford University Press, 2013). Dr Chatterjee uses neuroscience to probe how an aesthetic sense is etched in our minds and evolutionary psychology to explain why aesthetic concerns feature centrally in our lives. 

Speaker: Dr Anjan Chatterjee, Professor of Neurology,
University of Pennsylvania

Date/Time: February 5, 5-6:30 p.m.

Location: Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus

Admission: Free
                                                                                      
Funding provided by the Hofstra Cultural Center Grant.