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Book SynopsisIn her new book Art and the Brain: Plasticity, Embodiment and the Unclosed Circle, Amy Ione offers a profound assessment of our ever-evolving view of the biological brain as it pertains to embodied human experience. She deftly takes the reader from Deep History into our current worldview by surveying the range of nascent responses to perception, thoughts and feelings that have bred paradigmatic changes and led to contemporary research modalities. Interweaving carefully chosen illustrations with the emerging ideas of brain function that define various time periods reinforces a multidisciplinary framework connecting neurological research, theories of mind, art investigations, and intergenerational cultural practices. The book will serve as a foundation for future investigations of neuroscience, art, and the humanities.
Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Framing Art and the Brain 3. Ancient Foundations 4. The Brain Exposed and Printed 5. The Soul of the Empirical Brain: Thomas Willis and René Descartes 6. The Empirical Brain in Context 7. The Wondrous Book of the Human Brain in 3-Dimensions 8. Art, Anatomy, and the Hunter Brothers 9. Art and Anatomy: Critics and Hired Hands 10. Electricity Sparks the Imagination 11. The Promethean Human 12. Human Autonomy and Light 13. Human Physiognomy, Psychology, and Brain Functions 14. Technological Innovations and the Nervous System 15. The Possible, Improbable, and Realization of the Magical 16. Perception and Frames of Reference Postscript: The Malleability of History Bibliography Index
