The Fine Arts, Neurology, and Neuroscience: New Discoveries and Changing Landscapes

 This volume on neuroscience, neurology, and the fine arts brings several disciplines together. It presents current thoughts and modern examples about how science, medicine and the arts have interacted in the past and are still converging. This volume specifically explores the history and modern perspective on neurology and neuroscience. This volume explores the history and modern perspective on neurology and neuroscience. INDICE: Part 1: Brain Damage, Creativity, and the Fine Arts Split-Brain, the Right Hemisphere, and Art: Fact and Fiction Dahlia W. Zaidel Visual Artistic Creativity and the Brain Kenneth M. Heilman and Lealani Mae Acosta Artistic Creativity, Artistic Production and Aging Anna Mazzucchi, Elena Sinforiani and François Boller Focal Cerebral Lesions and Painting Abilities Anna Mazzucchi, Elena Sinforiani and François Boller Artistic Creativity and Dementia Zachary A. Miller and Bruce L. Miller Part 2: Further Insights on the Brain and the Fine Arts Deceiving the Brain: Pictures and Visual Perception Nicholas J. Wade The Experience of Art: Insights from Neuroimaging Marcos Nadal On the Electrophysiology of Aesthetic Processing Thomas Jacobsen Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: Exploring Neuroscience, Nature and Nurture in the Novel and the Films Sheryl R. Ginn Perception of Emotion in Abstract Artworks: A Multidisciplinary Approach David Melcher and Francesca Bacci Art and Brain: The Relationship of Biology and Evolution to Art Dahlia W. Zaidel

• ISBN: 978-0-444-63287-6
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 260
• Fecha Publicación: 26/09/2013
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés