SCSMI2017 Helsinki

In this paper we present the results of a collaborative project between Applied Linguistics at Bremen University and NeuroCine research group at Aalto University, Helsinki. In particular, we address the two hypotheses that: 1. fine-grained textual event descriptions in film are predictive of measurable neurological responses correlated not only with lower-level audio-visual stimuli, but also potentially with higher-level narrative construction, and 2. neurological responses can be used to constrain and guide selection of alternative filmic textual analyses and to refine the descriptive framework. 

In the talk, we will show the collaborative results of a detailed multi-method Memento analysis. The brain data was gathered by applying a free-viewing experiment design to study brain responses while subjects were watching the film and particular event windows were defined according to the predictions of the discourse model.