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The neurobiology of painting /
The book presents a basis for the interaction of the brain and nervous system with painting, music and literature, and a discussion of art from multiple facets - such as anatomy, migraine, illusion and evolutionary biology. The book explores several aspects of the neurobiology of painting, including...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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San Diego, Calif. :
Elsevier - Academic Press,
�2006.
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| Series: | International review of neurobiology ;
v. 74. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Summary: | The book presents a basis for the interaction of the brain and nervous system with painting, music and literature, and a discussion of art from multiple facets - such as anatomy, migraine, illusion and evolutionary biology. The book explores several aspects of the neurobiology of painting, including evolutionary neurobiology, sensation vs. perception, the visual brain and how the mind works, and also explores the affects of brain disorders and trauma on artist, with a concluding chapter on Frida Kahlo and the spinal cord injury that influenced her painting. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 341 pages) : color illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780080463988 0080463983 0123668751 9780123668752 |
| ISSN: | 0074-7742 ; |