Anjan Chatterjee is Professor of Neurology, Psychology, and Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania and the founding director of the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics.
He received his BA in Philosophy from Haverford College, MD from the University of Pennsylvania and completed his neurology residency at the University of Chicago.
The past Chair of Neurology at Pennsylvania Hospital, Dr. Chatterjee’s research addresses neuroaesthetics, spatial cognition, language, and neuroethics.
In addition to over 200 peer-reviewed publications, he wrote The Aesthetic Brain: How we evolved to desire beauty and enjoy art and co-edited Brain, Beauty, and Art: Bringing Neuroaesthetics in Focus as well as Neuroethics in Practice: Mind, Medicine, and Society, and The Roots of Cognitive Neuroscience: Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology.
His editorial services have included: American Journal of Bioethics: Neuroscience, Behavioural Neurology, Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Creativity Research Journal, Empirical Studies of the Arts, European Neurology, Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Journal of NeuroPhilosophy, European Neurology, Neuropsychology, and The Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts as well as arts editor for Cortex.
He received the Norman Geschwind Prize in Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology from the American Academy of Neurology, the Rudolph Arnheim Prize for contributions to Psychology and the Arts from the American Psychological Association, the Leadership in Innovation Award from the Global Wellness Institute, The Big Sea Award for the Promotion of Aesthetic Beauty from the Mediterranean Tourism Forum, and the Lawrence Foreman Award for contributions to society from Haverford College.
He is a founding member of the Board of the International Neuroethics Society, past President of the International Association of Empirical Aesthetics, and past President of the Behavioral Neurology Society. He serves on the board of The Global Wellness Institute, the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, and the Fringe Arts. He previously served on the boards of Haverford College, the Norris Square Neighborhood Project, and the Associated Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
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