Field · 19 records
Neuroarchitecture
Direct study of neural, physiological or behavioral response to architectural environments
family: Core
ND-0002 · 2026 · Systematic review
Indoor environmental quality and the brain: A systematic review of physiological and neural evidence
Authors per journal record. Building and Environment
Visual and thermal conditions showed the most consistent relationships with neural and physiological signals across the reviewed evidence.
ND-0041 · 2022 · Scoping review
Implications of neuroarchitecture for the experience of the built environment: a scoping review
Lee et al. Architectural Engineering and Design Management
The field is promising but small, methodologically diverse and concentrated in selected environmental attributes.
ND-0042 · 2026 · Systematic review
A comprehensive review of neuroarchitecture measurement tools and methods
Authors per journal record. Building and Environment
EEG dominates the field; affect is studied more often than cognition or decision-making; multimodal standardization remains limited.
ND-0043 · 2026 · Systematic mapping review
Toward Evidence-Based Neuroarchitecture: A Systematic Mapping and Framework for Immersive Spatial Cognition
Authors per journal record. Frontiers in Psychology
Maps the human empirical field and shows frequent reliance on questionnaires, behavior and EEG, with lower use of HRV, fMRI and fNIRS.
ND-0044 · 2021 · Systematic review
The Cognitive-Emotional Design and Study of Architectural Space: A Scoping Review of Neuroarchitecture and Its Precursor Approaches
Higuera-Trujillo, Llinares & Macagno. Sensors
Synthesizes neuroarchitecture with earlier environmental-psychology and psychophysiology approaches.
ND-0045 · 2020 · Systematic review
Exploring the influence of the built environment on human experience through a neuroscience approach: A systematic review
Authors per journal record. Frontiers of Architectural Research
The review identified growing use of neuroscience methods but substantial gaps in sample size, ecological validity and reproducibility.
ND-0046 · 2023 · Systematic review
Designing for human wellbeing: The integration of neuroarchitecture in design - A systematic review
Authors per journal record. Ain Shams Engineering Journal
Summarizes applications of neuroarchitecture to wellbeing and design practice while highlighting methodological fragmentation.
ND-0047 · 2023 · Systematic review
Exploring Methodological Approaches of Experimental Studies in the Field of Neuroarchitecture: A Systematic Review
Naghibi Rad et al. HERD
Reviews 28 experimental studies and documents recurring methodological choices and weaknesses.
ND-0048 · 2024 · Systematic review
Virtual reality and electroencephalography in architectural design: A systematic review of empirical studies
Taherysayah, Malathouni, Liang & Westermann. Journal of Building Engineering
All reviewed studies reported environmental effects on some physiological, psychological or cognitive measures, but methods were too diverse for specific universal design rules.
ND-0049 · 2017 · Experimental study
Walking through Architectural Spaces: The Impact of Interior Forms on Human Brain Dynamics
Djebbara et al. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Brain dynamics changed as participants moved through different interior forms, supporting an embodied rather than purely visual account of architectural experience.
ND-0050 · 2021 · Experimental study
Effects of Changes to Architectural Elements on Human Relaxation-Arousal Responses: Based on VR and EEG
Kim et al. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Changes to room proportions, ceiling height and window ratio produced differences in EEG-derived relaxation-arousal indices.
ND-0051 · 2020 · Experimental study
Building environment information and human perceptual feedback collected through a combined virtual reality and electroencephalogram method
Li et al. Energy and Buildings
The study linked environmental information, subjective perception, EEG activity and work efficiency in a controlled virtual framework.
ND-0052 · 2023 · Thesis / dissertation
Neuroarchitecture: A Study on the Relationship Between Architecture and Neuroscience
Author per University of Tokyo repository. The University of Tokyo
Provides a full-length academic treatment of the relationship between architecture and neuroscience.
ND-0053 · 2021 · Doctoral thesis
NeuroArquitectura: nuevas métricas para el diseño arquitectónico a través del uso de neurotecnologías
Juan Luis Higuera Trujillo. Universitat Politècnica de València
Develops measurement approaches for using neurotechnology to evaluate architectural experience.
ND-0054 · 2023 · Doctoral thesis
The processing of emotional body expressions within architectural experience: electroencephalography and eye-tracking studies in virtual reality
Author per University of Parma repository. University of Parma
Architectural experience modulated neural and visual processing of emotional body expressions in social scenarios.
ND-0083 · 2019 · Experimental study
Physiological effects of visual stimulation with full-scale wall images composed of vertically and horizontally arranged wooden elements
Nakamura, Ikei & Miyazaki. Journal of Wood Science
Wooden-wall images reduced prefrontal oxyhemoglobin relative to a gray control and improved several subjective mood impressions; vertical and horizontal arrangements differed.
ND-0106 · 2021 · Review
The neuroaesthetics of architectural spaces
Chatterjee, Coburn & Weinberger. Cognitive Processing
Synthesizes how architectural spaces may engage sensory-motor, emotion-valuation and meaning-knowledge systems.
ND-0108 · 2018 · Conference paper
Comparison of reality and virtual reality spatial electroencephalogram measurement data
Kim, Chang & Jun. Architectural Institute of Korea Conference Proceedings
Reported no meaningful difference in the EEG implementation of matched real and virtual spatial conditions in the studied setup.
ND-0109 · 2026 · Systematic review
Neuroscience-informed approaches in architectural design: a systematic review of cognitive measures and interactive technologies from an HCI perspective
Authors per journal record. Frontiers in Computer Science
Maps how cognitive measures and interactive technologies are being used to inform architectural design.