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Psychocinematics: Exploring Cognition at the Movies
Author(s): Arthur P. Shimamura
- Publisher: OUP USA
- Publication Date: 11 April 2013
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 400 pages
- ISBN-10: 0199862133
- ISBN-13: 9780199862139
Book Description
Largely through trial and error, filmmakers have developed engaging techniques that capture our sensations, thoughts, and feelings. Philosophers and film theorists have thought deeply about the nature and impact of these techniques, yet few scientists have delved into empirical analyses of our movie experience-or what Arthur P. Shimamura has coined “psychocinematics.” This edited volume introduces this exciting field by bringing together film theorists, philosophers, psychologists, and neuroscientists to consider the viability of a scientific approach to our movie experience.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Psychocinematics is a heroic start at bringing the worlds of psychology and cinema – too long estranged from one another – back together. ― Sarah Kass, PsychCritiques
About the Author
Professor of Psychology and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley
