# Neuroaesthetics in the Future of Design

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**Date:** March 16, 2026 · 10:30 PM  
**Location:** Austin Marriott Downtown / Waller Ballroom A  
**Format:** Panel  
**Track:** Design  
**Reviews:** 0

## Speakers

- **Anne Palmer, DMA** — Senior Project Manager, Neuroarts Implementation & Field Building
- **Freya Salway** — Head of the Lab
- **Lachlan Turczan** — Water & Light Artist
- **Robyn Landau** — Co-Founder & Director

Neuroaesthetics is the science of how art, design, culture, and technology shape the brain and body, impacting emotion, connection, and behavior. Bringing together leaders in neuroscience, art, and technology this panel unpacks the rising field of neuroaesthetics as a new essential for the future of design. Through research, experiential and digital design work from leaders in the field, we’ll explore how this interdisciplinary field is redefining how we create, collaborate, and care, offering new tools to design for health, meaning, and human experience in an increasingly complex world.

## Transcript

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