Taggart Dr Ashley (University College Dublin Ireland) - Brain Mind And The Narrative Imagination - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Stories can inspire love anger fear and nostalgia but what is going on in our brains when this happens? And how do our minds conjure up worlds and characters from the words we read on the page? Rapid advances in the scientific understanding of the brain have cast new light on how we engage with literature. This book collaboratively written by an experienced neuroscientist and literary critic and writer explores these new insights. Key concepts in neuroscience are first introduced for non - specialists and a range of literary texts by writers such as Ian Mc Ewan Jim Crace and E. L. Doctorow are read in light of the latest scientific thought on the workings of the mind and brain. Brain Mind and the Narrative Imagination demonstrates how literature taps into deep structures of memory and emotion that lie at the heart of our humanity. It will be of interest to readers of all sorts and students from both the humanities and the sciences.
Title: Brain Mind And The Narrative Imagination
Author(s): Taggart Dr Ashley (University College Dublin Ireland)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781350127791
Pages: 304 Pages, 28 Bw Illus
Publication Date: 2/25/2021
Category: “Neurosciences”; Uyq “Artificial Intelligence” & Following)