Brain and ArtIdan Segev, Luis M. Martinez, Robert J. Zatorre Could we understand, in biological terms, the unique and fantastic capabilities of the human brain to both create and enjoy art? In the past decade neuroscience has made a huge leap in developing experimental techniques as well as theoretical frameworks for studying emergent properties following the activity of large neuronal networks. These methods, including MEG, fMRI, sophisticated data analysis approaches and behavioral methods, are increasingly being used in many labs worldwide, with the goal to explore brain mechanisms corresponding to the artistic experience. |
Contents
Brain and art | 9 |
Brain and the Visual Arts
| 11 |
The Musical brain | 269 |
Dance in the brain | 327 |
MultiModal Artistic Processing in the Brain
| 353 |