Psychocinematics: Exploring Cognition at the Movies
- ISBN-10
- 0199862133
- ISBN-13
- 9780199862139
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 385
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-04-11
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Arthur P. Shimamura
Description
How do movies engage us so thoroughly, capturing our sensations, thoughts, and emotions? This edited volume introduces psychocinematics, which brings together film theorists, philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists to consider the viability of a scientific approach to our movie experience.
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