Reductionism in art and brain science : bridging the two cultures / Eric R. Kandel.
Reductionism in art and brain science : bridging the two cultures / Eric R. Kandel.
Reductionism in art and brain science : bridging the two cultures / Eric R. Kandel.
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
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G 2016/2719
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 226 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction. The emergence of a reductionist school of abstract art in New York -- The Beginning of a Scientific Approach to Art -- The Biology of the Beholder's Share: Visual Perception and Bottom-Up Processing in Art -- The Biology of Learning and Memory: Top-Down Processing in Art -- A Reduction...
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
Can science and art find common ground? Are scientific and artistic quests mutually exclusive? In this new book, neuroscientist Eric Kandel, whose interests span the fields of science and art, explores how reductionism-the distillation of larger scientific or aesthetic concepts into smaller, more tractable ideas-has been used by scientists and arti...
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Reductionism in art and brain science : bridging the two cultures / Eric R. Kandel.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online version: Kandel, Eric R., author. Reductionism in art and brain science. New York : Columbia University Press, 2016 9780231542081 (DLC) 2015049468
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G 2016/2719
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74VKVqLKy7OM
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ISBN
9780231179621 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0231179626 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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700.19
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991024008001302626
