Neurology Of The Arts: Painting, Music And Literature

Inbunden, Engelska, 2004

AvROSE F CLIFFORD,F Clifford Rose,Uk) Rose, F Clifford (Imperial College School Of Medicine,F. Clifford Rose

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This book is the first attempt to provide a basis for the interaction of the brain and nervous system with painting, music and literature. The introduction deals with the problems of creativity and which parts of the brain are involved. Then an overview of art presents the multiple facets, such as anatomy, and the myths appearing in ancient descriptions of conditions such as polio and migraine. The neurological basis of painters like Goya and van Gogh is analysed. Other chapters in the section on art cover da Vinci's mechanics and the portrayal of epilepsy. The section on music concerns the parts of the brain linked to perception and memory, as well as people who cannot appreciate music, and the effect of music on intelligence and learning (the Mozart effect). The section on literature relates to Shakespeare, Dostoyevsky, Conan Doyle, James Joyce and the poetry of one of England's most famous neurologists, Henry Head.

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Utgivningsdatum2004-04-23
Mått156 x 232 x 25 mm
Vikt772 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor452
FörlagImperial College Press
ISBN9781860943683

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Introduction: The Cerebral Localisation of Creativity (G K York); Neural Concept Formation and Art: Dante, Michelangelo, Wagner (S Zeki); Art: The Neurology of Art: An Overview (F C Rose); Galen and the Artful Symmetry of the Brain (J Rocca); Music: Brain Mapping in Musicians (M E Charness & G Schlaug); The Mozart Effect (J H Hughes & J J Fino); The Amusias (J Warren); Literature: Neurology and Sherlock Holmes (E W Massey); James Joyce in a Clinical Context (J B Lyons); Silas Marner, George Eliot and Catalepsy (F C Rose); and other articles.

"This is an unusual and often amusing book ... This volume not only is less ephemeral but also provides some lasting tibits of information on the interrelation between the neurosciences and the arts." Neuromuscular Disorders "... the chapter by Semir Zeki truly is a thoughtful and provocative analysis of the relationship between art and neurology." Journal of Neurology "Besides the giddying questions just discussed about the basis of creativity and the aesthetic response, these connections include the neurological disorders of artists, representations of these disorders in art, the inspiration of medical work by artistic example and vice versa. All these and more are touched upon in this entertaining collection of essays." Brain