Neural correlates of object and spatial visual cognitive styles. Psychological and electroencephalographic assessment.

The research proposal is part of the Ph.D. research developed by Linda Buondonno, tutored by Prof. A. Giachetta, and it's designed together with Arch. Ph.D. Gaia Leandri, Prof. Angelo Schenone, Prof. Massimo Leandri, Prof. Manila Vannucci and Prof. Carlo Chiorri. The aim of the study is to find out how mental images and digital tools for design work together. The study we propose represents a multidisciplinary collaboration that expands the methodology of the case study presented in the previous section, following a neurological methodology validated through the research conducted by Ph.D. Gaia Leandri, Prof. Angelo Schenone and Prof. Massimo Leandri. We seek insight into the neural correlates of different visual cognitive styles using electroencephalography. We believe this can be a forerunner approach for future research on the design process, that can benefit from both the contributions of psychological research and neurophysiology methodology. Hypotheses, details of the methodology, and expected results will be discussed. To date, we are completing Phase 1 of the study.