Our team
Meet an interdisciplinary & multicultural group of scientists, working together to understand how people use values to make decisions,
and in particular how aesthetic values lead to the experience of beauty.
Norberto Grzywacz
Principal Investigator
Dr. Norberto Grzywacz is a scientist, engineer, professor, and higher-education administrator with thirty-seven years of experience. Born in Brazil, he completed his Ph.D. studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Read More
Hassan Aleem
Senior Researcher
Hassan Aleem is a Post Doctoral Researcher investigating the social and cognitive mechanisms of aesthetic preferences. He recently completed his P.h.D in Neuroscience from Georgetown University, where he studied how aesthetic preferences change and persist over time. Read More
Jiaan Mansuri
Researcher
Jiaan Mansuri entered the lab Spring of 2019 as a Research Assistant, interested in exploring connections between his passions for neuroscience and the creative arts. Jiaan graduated from Georgetown University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology. Read More
Sebastien Berquet
Researcher | Admin
Sebastien Berquet is a French & American researcher at LaNeNa, where he investigates how the human brain perceives aesthetic values encountered throughout life. Sebastien was born and raised in Paris (France), and later moved to Chicago to complete his B.S in Molecular & Cellular Neuroscience. Read More
Yewon Rhee
Researcher
Yewon Rhee is a researcher exploring the effects of social influence on aesthetic preferences, currently focusing on social conformity. She recently completed her undergraduate at Loyola University Chicago, majoring in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Sociology. Read More
Katie Mather
Researcher
Katie Mather is a current research assistant for the social influence neuroaesthetics project and a junior Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience and Psychology major at Loyola University Chicago. Read More
