The Arts and The Brain: Psychology and Physiology Beyond Pleasure

The Arts and The Brain: Psychology and Physiology Beyond Pleasure
ISBN-10
012813982X
ISBN-13
9780128139820
Category
Medical
Pages
530
Language
English
Published
2018-05-17
Publisher
Academic Press

Description

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. Builds bridges and makes new connections between neuroscientists, psychologists and the arts world Unravels the neural, neuroendocrine, physiological, hormonal and evolutionary dimensions of the arts Contains chapters from true authorities in the field

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