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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827922303321

Autore

Ione Amy

Titolo

Art and the brain : plasticity, embodiment, and the unclosed circle / / by Amy Ione

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill Rodopi, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

90-04-32299-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (380 pages) : color illustrations, photographs

Collana

Consciousness, Literature and the Arts, , 1573-2193 ; ; Volume 47

Disciplina

700.19

Soggetti

Neurosciences and the arts

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Framing Art and the Brain -- Ancient Foundations -- The Brain Exposed and Printed -- The Soul of the Empirical Brain: Thomas Willis and René Descartes -- The Empirical Brain in Context -- The Wondrous Book of the Human Brain in 3-Dimensions -- 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 -- Postscript: The Malleability of History -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

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 by surveying the range of nascent responses to perception, thoughts and feelings that have bred paradigmatic changes and led to contemporary research modalities. Interweaving carefully chosen illustrations with the emerging ideas of brain function that define various time periods reinforces a multidisciplinary framework connecting neurological research, theories of mind, art investigations, and intergenerational cultural practices. The book will serve as a



foundation for future investigations of neuroscience, art, and the humanities.