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Neurology of the arts [electronic resource]
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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 th
| Title |
Neurology of the arts [electronic resource] : painting, music, literature / editor F. Clifford Rose. |
|---|---|
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Publisher |
London : Imperial College Press |
| Creation Date |
c2004 |
| Notes |
"Proceedings of "Neurology of the Arts""--Pref. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
| Content |
Preface Mansell Bequest Symposia List of Contributors Contents Introduction 1. The Cerebral Localization of Creativity George K. York 2. Neural Concept Formation and Art: Dante, Michelangelo, Wagner Semir Zeki 3. The Neurology of Art: An Overview F. Clifford Rose 4. Galen and the Artful Symmetry of the Brain Julius Rocca 5. Leonardo da Vinci's Mechanical Art and the Origin of Modern Neurology David A. Steinberg 6. The Art of Sir Charles Bell1 Christopher Gardner-Thorpe2 7. Normal and Pathological Gait as Inspiration for the Artist Genevieve Aubert 8. Epilepsy in Pictorial Art Bernt A. Engelsen9. Brain Mapping in Musicians Michael E. Charness & Gottfried Schlaug 10. The Cerebral Localisation of Musical Perception and Musical Memory H. Platel, F. Eustache & J.-C. Baron 11. Musical Instruments as Metaphors in Brain Science: From Rene Descartes to John Hughlings Jackson C.U.M. Smith 12. The Music of Madness: Franklin's Armonica and the Vulnerable Nervous System Stanley Finger & David A. Gallo 13. The Mozart Effect John R. Hughes & John J. Fino 14. The Amusias Jason Warren 15. Music and the Brain: A Musicologist's Viewpoint Paul Robertson16. The Convulsionary Samuel Johnson and the Miaowing of Mozart Milo Keynes 17. The Influence of Shakespeare on Charcot's Neurological Teaching Christopher G. Goetz 18. Epilepsy in Literature: Writers' Experiences and Their Reflection in Literary Works Peter Wolf 19. The Aetiology of Dostoyevsky's Epilepsy Halfdan Kierulf 20. Neurology and Sherlock Holmes E. Wayne Massey 21. James Joyce in a Clinical Context J.B. Lyons 22. Neurology in the Nordic Sagas Ragnar Stien 23. The Poetry of Henry Head1 Christopher Gardner-Thorpe224. Silas Marner, George Eliot and Catalepsy F. Clifford Rose Index |
| Extent |
1 online resource (453 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
997010700331705171 |
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