Neurofilmology is a research framework developed at the intersection of media semiotics, film studies, phenomenology, and cognitive neuroscience. It aims to develop a theory and model for analyzing media experiences as living, lived, embodied, and situated forms of social experience.
This approach starts from a semiotic and cultural background, draws on phenomenological reflection, and takes into account the latest results of cognitive neuroscience.
This page mainly contains theoretical, epistemological, and methodological information about the project. For other specific applications, see the page on the perception of rhythm and time in audiovisual viewing.
Michela Balconi, Carlotta Acconito, Ruggero Eugeni, Federico Bionda, Katia Rovelli, Laura Angioletti and Flavia Ciminaghi
How far does the moral dilemma go? Neural and autonomic correlates contribute to explain emotional conflict and empathy behavior in Sophie’s Choice
In Frontiers in Psychology, 09 September 2026, Volume 17 – 2026 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1764212
Michela Balconi, Ruggero Eugeni, Federico Bionda, Carlotta Acconito, and Flavia Ciminaghi
Multimodal Emotion Recognition in Cinema: A “Synthetic” Human and ChatGPT Driven Analysis of Emotional Dynamics in Sophie’s Choice
In Intelligenza Artificiale, online first, DOI 10.1177/17248035251369998
Neurofilmology: Semiotics, cognitivism, audiovisual experience
Ruggero Eugeni “Neurofilmology: Semiotics, cognitivism, audiovisual experience”, in Amir Biglar (ed.), Open Semiotics. Volume 3. Texts, Images, Arts, Paris, L’Harmattan, 2023, pp. 421-434.
Neurofilmología
Ruggero Eugeni, “Neurofilmología”, in Lorenzo Vilches Manterola (ed.), Diccionario de teorías narrativas 2. Narratología, cine, videojuego, medios, Barcelona, Caligrama Editorial – Penguin Random House, 2021, pp. 547-560.
La neurofilmologie. Une théorie pragmatique de l’audiovisuel en dialogue avec les sciences neurocognitives
Ruggero Eugeni, “La neurofilmologie. Une théorie pragmatique de l’audiovisuel en dialogue avec les sciences neurocognitives”, dans ¿ Interrogations. Révue multidisciplinaire de sciences humaines et sociales ? N° 27. Du pragmatisme en sciences humaines et sociales. Bilan et perspectives, 2019
Tags: Film Theory; Cognitive neurosciences; Semiotics; Pragmatics; Semiopragmatics
Neurofilmology. Film Studies and the Challenge of Neurosciences
by Adriano D’Aloia and Ruggero Eugeni. Introduction to the Special Issue #22 of the Journal Cinéma et Cie, Spring-Winter 2014, pp. 9-26
Tags: film theory; film semiotics; cognitive neurosciences; neurofilmology; story and discourse
