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Worlding the Brain|Stephan Besser

Worlding the Brain : Neurocentrism, Cognition and the Challenge of the Arts and Humanities

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Moving beyond the neurohype of recent decades, this book introduces the concept of worlding as a new way to understand the inherent entanglement of brains/minds with their worldly environments, cultural practices, and social contexts. Case studies ranging from film, literature, music, and dance to pedagogy, historical trauma, and present-day discourses of mindfulness investigate how brains are worlded in an active interplay of biological, cognitive, and socio-discursive factors. Combining scholarly work with personal accounts of neurodiversity and essays by artists reflecting on their practical engagement with cognition, Worlding the Brain makes a case for the distinctive role of the humanities and arts in the study of brains and cognition and explores novel forms interdisciplinarity.

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  • ISBN-13: 9789004681286
  • ISBN-10: 9004681280
  • Publisher: Brill
  • Publish Date: October 2023
  • Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.1 x 0.81 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.43 pounds
  • Page Count: 322

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