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Stories and the Brain The Neuroscience of Narrative / Paul B. Armstrong.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Armstrong, Paul B., 1949- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Neurosciences and the arts.
- Narration (Rhetoric)--Psychological aspects.
- Narration (Rhetoric).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (273 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- "Neuroscience sheds light on the human proclivity for storytelling. Humans would not produce narratives so prolifically if they weren't somehow good for human brains and embodied interactions with the world. The author connects neuroscience with humanistic narrative theory. He explains how stories coordinate time, represent embodied action, and promote social collaboration, which are all fundamental to the brain-body interactions through which humans evolved as a species and constructed the cultures they inhabit"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Neuroscience and narrative theory
- The temporality of narrative in the decentered brain
- Action, embodied congnition, and the "as if" of narrative figuration
- Neuroscience and the social powers of narrative.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-3776-7
- OCLC:
- 1152523174
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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