The Arts and the Brain Psychology and Physiology Beyond Pleasure |
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| Volume Editor:
| Christensen, Julia F.
Gomila, Antoni |
| Series title: | Progress in Brain Research Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-12-813981-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2018 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science & Technology Books
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| Imprint: | Academic Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $340.95 |
Book Description:
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The Arts and the Brain: Psychology and Physiology beyond Pleasure, Volume 237, combines the work of an excellent group of experts who explain evidence on the neural and biobehavioral science of the arts. Topics covered include the emergence of early art and the evolution of human culture, the interaction between cultural and biological evolutionary processes in generating artistic creation, the nature of the aesthetic experience of art, the arts as a multisensory experience,...
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The Arts and the Brain: Psychology and Physiology beyond Pleasure, Volume 237, combines the work of an excellent group of experts who explain evidence on the neural and biobehavioral science of the arts. Topics covered include the emergence of early art and the evolution of human culture, the interaction between cultural and biological evolutionary processes in generating artistic creation, the nature of the aesthetic experience of art, the arts as a multisensory experience, new insights from the neuroscience of dance, a systematic review of the biological impact of music, and more.