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A groundbreaking investigation into what neuroscience can and cannot tell us about the creation and appreciation of visual art, literature, and music.

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"The power of Massey's own imagination, and his vivid writing, make this book a delight." Oliver Sacks

Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part 1: The Imagination, Neural
    • Chapter 1. Background, Purposes, and Limitations of the Inquiry
    • Chapter 2. Neuroscience and the Visual Arts
    • Chapter 3. At the Limits of Language
    • Chapter 4. Music and Language in Dream
  • Part 2: The Imagination, Plain
    • Chapter 5. The Three Fields
  • Part 3: Conclusions
    • Chapter 6. Ideas and Values
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/11/2009
      ISBN13: 9780292725652, 978-0292725652
      ISBN10: 0292725655
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A groundbreaking investigation into what neuroscience can and cannot tell us about the creation and appreciation of visual art, literature, and music.

      Trade Review
      "The power of Massey's own imagination, and his vivid writing, make this book a delight." Oliver Sacks

      Table of Contents
      • List of Illustrations
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Part 1: The Imagination, Neural
        • Chapter 1. Background, Purposes, and Limitations of the Inquiry
        • Chapter 2. Neuroscience and the Visual Arts
        • Chapter 3. At the Limits of Language
        • Chapter 4. Music and Language in Dream
      • Part 2: The Imagination, Plain
        • Chapter 5. The Three Fields
      • Part 3: Conclusions
        • Chapter 6. Ideas and Values
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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