Matthew Pelowski is Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Neuroaesthetics in the Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, with a dual affiliation in the Vienna Cognitive Science Hub
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He is the head of the ARTIS Lab (Art Research on Transformation of Individuals and Society). He has developed a number of interdisciplinary research programs focused specifically on the empirical study of art engagements as these impact emotions, perceptions, cognitions, the brain, and the body
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He is currently the Coordinator for an EU-Horizon 2020 Consortium project TRANSFORMATIONS: Societal challenges and the arts (https://artis-h2020.eu), combining
nine research institutions and societal partners in psychology/neuroscience, art education, and arts policy with a specific focus on the efficacy of arts-based initiatives for changing attitudes, behaviors, and health
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He also recently started another transdisciplinary initiative, funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), and for which he is the coordinator, “Unlocking the Muse: Transdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding and Applying the Intersection of Artistic Creativity and Parkinson’s disease
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Organization
University of Vienna
Position
Assistant Professor