Exhibitions and Interviews

Mental Mapping investigates the intersections of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and visual art to reveal how individuals navigate their internal and external worlds. This page serves as a hub for past interviews, discussions, and exhibitions that have shaped the project, providing insights into the evolving dialogue between memory, identity, and the spaces we inhabit.

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    Urban Media Art Salon

    Delve into the Urban Media Art (UMA) Mental Mapping Salon, a platform for exchanging ideas on AI, storytelling, and creative exploration.

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    In the UMAverse: Tools for Understanding and Remembering

    In this roundtable, Joshua sits down with fellow neuroscientists, artists, and community organizers to examine how our environments shape self-perception and memory.

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    Mapping Pathways of Discovery

    Listen to the Culture Matters podcast, where project creator Joshua Sariñana discusses his background in neuroscience and photography, highlighting how these disciplines converge in Mental Mapping. Science alone cannot fully explain the complex relationship we have with our external environment.

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    Harvard Psychiatry Research Day

    My poster presentation at Harvard Psychiatry Research Day, exploring how spatial cognition influences identity across physical, social, and digital environments. Using large language models (LLMs) to analyze qualitative interviews, I examined how individuals navigate interconnected spaces, shaping their sense of belonging and adaptation.

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