What happens in our brain when we create a story? Based on neuro-cognitivism, the study of narratives – ranging from novels to “life-stories”, which relate to interstitial topics – has become more rigorous. In fact, an unparalleled panorama of constants, cemented since the Upper Palaeolithic, has been added to an unprecedented awareness of how each cultural habitat shapes the narratives of its inhabitants. This occured according to a particular neuro-cognitive style, thus limiting the so-called “authorial” freedom. Narratives – whether they originate from the Muses or from the voice of a completely illiterate individual – are like compressors that can zip together all the most crucial elements in our existence: time, space, intentions, purposes, agents and instrumental actions. For this reason, they represent an inexhaustible object of research.
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The volume is the result of transdisciplinary studies carried out by a professor working at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. The volume apply neuro-scientific methods to focus on the concept of narration. The main topic is literature and life narratives as an neuro-cognitive tool.
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Preface - Chapter 1 The fundamentals: Adaptivity, predictivity, counterfactuality - Chapter 2 Because the brain is made to tell - Chapter 3 The neurocognitive function of events - Chapter 4 Cortisol and literature: Suspense! - Chapter 5 On the therapeutic function of narratives - Chapter 6 Two noble parvenues: Neurocognitive and computational criticism - References
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ISBN
9783631896174
Publisert
2023
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Vendor
Peter Lang AG
Vekt
240 gr
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
148 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
124
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