Neurology of the arts [[electronic resource] ] : painting, music, literature / / editor F. Clifford Rose

• Pubblicazione: London, : Imperial College Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (453 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.8
• Soggetto topico: Medicine and art; Neurology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RoseF. Clifford (Frank Clifford)
• Note generali: "Proceedings of "Neurology of the Arts""--Pref.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; Mansell Bequest Symposia; List of Contributors; Contents; Introduction; 1. The Cerebral Localization of Creativity George K. York; 2. Neural Concept Formation and Art: Dante, Michelangelo, Wagner Semir Zeki; 3. The Neurology of Art: An Overview F. Clifford Rose; 4. Galen and the Artful Symmetry of the Brain Julius Rocca; 5. Leonardo da Vinci's Mechanical Art and the Origin of Modern Neurology David A. Steinberg; 6. The Art of Sir Charles Bell1 Christopher Gardner-Thorpe2; 7. Normal and Pathological Gait as Inspiration for the Artist Genevieve Aubert ; 8. Epilepsy in Pictorial Art Bernt A. Engelsen9. Brain Mapping in Musicians Michael E. Charness & Gottfried Schlaug; 10. The Cerebral Localisation of Musical Perception and Musical Memory H. Platel, F. Eustache & J.-C. Baron; 11. Musical Instruments as Metaphors in Brain Science: From Rene Descartes to John Hughlings Jackson C.U.M. Smith; 12. The Music of Madness: Franklin's Armonica and the Vulnerable Nervous System Stanley Finger & David A. Gallo; 13. The Mozart Effect John R. Hughes & John J. Fino; 14. The Amusias Jason Warren ; 15. Music and the Brain: A Musicologist's Viewpoint Paul Robertson16. The Convulsionary Samuel Johnson and the Miaowing of Mozart Milo Keynes; 17. The Influence of Shakespeare on Charcot's Neurological Teaching Christopher G. Goetz; 18. Epilepsy in Literature: Writers' Experiences and Their Reflection in Literary Works Peter Wolf; 19. The Aetiology of Dostoyevsky's Epilepsy Halfdan Kierulf; 20. Neurology and Sherlock Holmes E. Wayne Massey; 21. James Joyce in a Clinical Context J.B. Lyons; 22. Neurology in the Nordic Sagas Ragnar Stien ; 23. The Poetry of Henry Head1 Christopher Gardner-Thorpe224. Silas Marner, George Eliot and Catalepsy F. Clifford Rose; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is the first attempt to provide a basis for the interactionof the brain and nervous system with painting, music andliterature. The introduction deals with the problems of creativity andwhich parts of the brain are involved. Then an overview of artpresents the multiple facets, such as anatomy, and the myths appearingin ancient descriptions of conditions such as polio and migraine. Theneurological basis of painters like Goya and van Gogh isanalysed. Other chapters in the section on art cover da Vinci'smechanics and the portrayal of epilepsy. The section on music concernsthe parts of th
• Titolo autorizzato: Neurology of the arts
• ISBN: 1-281-86656-3; 9786611866563; 1-86094-591-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450185903321
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