Mental Imagery, Emotion, and 'Literary Task Sets: Clues Towards a Literary Neuroart.

The article discusses the mechanism of creating mental imagery with respect to various objects including jewelry, clothing and painting and the associated emotional responses of it. It analyses importance of mental imagery in literary aesthetics which enhances the emotional response to conceptual pr...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Journal of Consciousness Studies Vol. 19; no. 7/8; pp. 168 - 216
Autor principal: Langer, Federico
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Imprint Academic 2012
Materias:
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
Descripción
Sumario:The article discusses the mechanism of creating mental imagery with respect to various objects including jewelry, clothing and painting and the associated emotional responses of it. It analyses importance of mental imagery in literary aesthetics which enhances the emotional response to conceptual processes which have impact on behavior. A study of emotional responses in mental imagery through neuroaesthetics that deals with mechanisms of aesthetic and artistic appreciation is also discussed.