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Neurology of the Arts
F. Clifford Rose
其他書名
Painting, Music, Literature
出版Imperial College Press, 2004
主題Psychology / Applied Psychology
ISBN18609459109781860945915
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=I6pgDQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋This book is the first attempt to provide a basis for the interactionof the brain and nervous system with painting, music andliterature. The introduction deals with the problems of creativity andwhich parts of the brain are involved. Then an overview of artpresents the multiple facets, such as anatomy, and the myths appearingin ancient descriptions of conditions such as polio and migraine. Theneurological basis of painters like Goya and van Gogh isanalysed. Other chapters in the section on art cover da Vinci''smechanics and the portrayal of epilepsy. The section on music concernsthe parts of the brain linked to perception and memory, as well aspeople who cannot appreciate music, and the effect of music onintelligence and learning (the Mozart effect). The section onliterature relates to Shakespeare, Dostoyevsky, Conan Doyle, JamesJoyce and the poetry of one of England''s most famous neurologists, Henry Head