Talk Series at UdK Berlin: Vittorio Gallese (Parma/Berlin)
Fundamente - The Talk Series of UdK Studium Generale. Host: Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein
Prof. Dr. Stefan Klein and Prof. Errico Fresis in conversation with
Prof. Dr. Vittorio Gallese
Abstract: Embodied simulation –a basic functional mechanism of our brain– and its neural underpinnings are discussed and connected to intersubjectivity and the reception of human cultural artifacts, like visual arts and film. Embodied simulation provides a unified account of both non-verbal and verbal aspects of interpersonal relations that likely play a role in shaping the Self, its relation to others, and shared cultural practices. Embodied simulation might shed new light on aesthetic experience and promote a potentially fruitful and mutually enriching dialogue between neuroscience and the humanities within the bio-cultural paradigm.
Vittorio Gallese, Doctor of Medicine and trained neurologist, is Professor of Psychobiology and Cognitive Neuroscience at the Dept. of Medicine & Surgery of the University of Parma, Italy, Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, Dept. of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University, New York, USA and Einstein Visiting Fellow at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain of Humboldt-Universität. A cognitive neuroscientist, his research focuses on the relation between the sensory-motor system and cognition by investigating the neurobiological and bodily grounding of intersubjectivity, empathy, language and aesthetics. He is the author of more than 200 scientific publications and two books.
Everyone is welcome. Limited space!
