Quantifying specifics of how buildings and spaces affect neural stimulations in the brain, is the challenge for both architects and neuroscientists to undertake. If architectural design could emulate the lab process of science experiments, inclusive with hypotheses, data, and conclusions, it would be able to prove the affects of its design by its user success. For example, in designing schools, there would have to be experiments that test the relationship between the amount of window openings in classrooms, and the effects of that outside stimulation on the students success in learning. This way, hard evidence derived from these experiments could eventually dictate much of our designs in architecture. Perhaps we will discover that aesthetics, or maybe even structure, will prove to be an important factor in stimulating the brain, and thus improve the success of a place down to a science.

Reference:
Gage, Dr.Fred H. “Neuroscience and Architecture.” AIA 2003 National Convention & Expo, San Diego, CA. May 8-10, 2003. Publication of The Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture.