Jacopo Frascaroli

I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Psychology at the University of Turin, where I work within the BraIn Plasticity and Behavior Changes (BIP) research group. Before joining the University of Turin, I held a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Humanities Research Centre at the University of York, where I also earned my PhD in Philosophy in 2022 under the supervision of Gregory Currie. Earlier in my academic path, I studied Comparative Literature at the University of Turin.

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My research lies at the intersection of the philosophy and the sciences of mind. I am particularly interested in aesthetics, which I conceive not merely as the study of our experiences of beauty and art, but as a privileged lens through which to investigate the workings of our mental life in general. I tackle this inquiry both theoretically and experimentally. On the theoretical side, I strive to develop integrative frameworks that connect long-standing philosophical insights with contemporary findings in cognitive science. On the experimental side, I employ behavioural, neuroimaging, and computational methods to investigate our aesthetic experiences and their interaction with key cognitive phenomena such as learning, attention, memory, affect, and motivation.

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In addition to my research, I am actively involved in a range of initiatives that aim to foster dialogue between the arts, the humanities, and the sciences of mind. I regularly organise interdisciplinary conferences and workshops, as well as outreach and public engagement projects. I am always looking for new collaborations both within and beyond academia that highlight the heuristic power of the arts and aesthetics and their positive impact on shared human experience.