The arts and the brain : psychology and physiology beyond pleasure /

• Other Authors: Christensen, Julia F. (Editor), Gomila, Antoni (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, MA : Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier, 2018.
• Series: Progress in brain research ; v. 237.
• Subjects: Neurosciences and the arts.; Arts > Psychology.; ART / General; Brain.; Art.; Biological Evolution.; Creativity.; Pleasure > physiology.; Gehirn; Wahrnehmung; Verarbeitung; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxv, 484 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references
• ISBN: 9780128139820; 012813982X; 9780128139813; 0128139811

"The Arts and the Brain: Psychology and Physiology beyond Pleasure, Volume 237, combines the work of an excellent group of experts who explain evidence on the neural and biobehavioral science of the arts. Topics covered include the emergence of early art and the evolution of human culture, the interaction between cultural and biological evolutionary processes in generating artistic creation, the nature of the aesthetic experience of art, the arts as a multisensory experience, new insights from the neuroscience of dance, a systematic review of the biological impact of music, and more"--Publisher's description.