Interpreting the brain in society : cultural reflections on neuroscientific practices / Kristofer Hansson & Markus Idvall (editors).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hansson, Kristofer, editor.

Idvall, Markus, editor.

Series:

Pandora-serien ; 25.

Pandora Series ; 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neurosciences--Social aspects.

Neurosciences.

Social medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 pages).

Place of Publication:

Lund, Sweden : Arkiv forlag & Arkiv Academic Press, 2017.

Summary:

Modern neuroscience has a great impact on society, not only on medical treatments but also on existential questions such as how human consciousness can be defined, where feelings arise, when life ends and death occurs. Such cultural and existential questions are addressed in this anthology.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

Introduction: Interpreting the brain in society (Kristofer Hansson & Markus Idvall)

1. A different kind of engagement: P.C. Jersild's novel A Living Soul (Kristofer Hansson)

2. Pathological creativity: How popular media connect neurological disease and creative practices (Peter Bengtsen & Ellen Suneson)

3. 'Biospace': Metaphors of space in microbiological images (Max Liljefors)

4. Diffractions of the foetal cell suspension: Scientific knowledge and value in laboratory work (Andréa Wiszmeg)

5. Mixed emotions in the laboratory: When scientific knowledge confronts everyday knowledge (Kristofer Hansson)

6. Meetings with complexity: Dementia and participation in art educational situations (Åsa Alftberg & Johanna Rosenqvist)

7. Taking part in clinical trials: The therapeutic ethos of patients and public towards experimental cell transplantations (Markus Idvall)

Two afterwords by Malin Parmar and Aud Sissel Hoel

Contributors

Back cover.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed December 26, 2017).

ISBN:

91-7924-296-0