Why humans like to cry : tragedy, evolution, and the brain / / Michael Trimble

• Autore: Trimble Michael
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 152.4
• Soggetto topico: Crying; Emotions
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; 1 Introduction; 2 Crying; 3 The Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Crying; 4 Evolution; 5 Tragedy and Tears; 6 Tearful Logic; 7 Why Do We Get Pleasure from Crying at the Theatre?; APPENDICES; 1 Neuroanatomy; 2 Glossary of Terms; A; B; C; D; E; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Human beings are the only species to have evolved the trait of emotional crying. We weep at tragedies in our lives and in those of others - remarkably even when they are fictional characters in film, opera, music, novels, and theatre. Why have we developed art forms - most powerfully, music - which move us to sadness and tears? This question forms the backdrop to Michael Trimble's discussion of emotional crying, its physiology, and its evolutionary implications. His exploration examines the connections with other distinctively human features: the development of language, self-consciousness, re
• Titolo autorizzato: Why humans like to cry
• ISBN: 0-19-164442-0; 1-283-71643-7; 0-19-164441-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816744103321
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