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Art and the brain : plasticity, embodiment, and the unclosed circle /

In her new book 'Art and the Brain: Plasticity, Embodiment and the Unclosed Circle', Amy Ione offers a profound assessment of our ever-evolving view of the biological brain as it pertains to embodied human experience. She deftly takes the reader from Deep History into our current worldview...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ione, Amy (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2016]
Collection:Consciousness, literature & the arts ; 47.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Art, anatomy, and the Hunter Brothers
  • Art and anatomy: critics and hired hands
  • Electricity sparks the imagination
  • The Promethean human
  • Human autonomy and light
  • Human physiognomy, psychology, and brain functions
  • Technological innovations and the nervous system
  • The possible, improbable, and realization of the magical
  • Perception and frames of reference
  • The malleability of history.