{"product_id":"splendors-and-miseries-of-the-brain-love-creativity-and-the-quest-for-human-happiness-paperback-softback-9781405185578","title":"Splendors and Miseries of the Brain; Love, Creativity, and the Quest for Human Happiness (Paperback \/ softback) 9781405185578","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSplendors and Miseries of the Brain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLove, Creativity, and the Quest for Human Happiness\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This book is not about what neuroscience reveals about love and about art, but it is about what love and art reveal about the brain. This book reveals the intimate relationship between the fundamental function of the brain and the highest of human experiences.”–\u003ci\u003eChris Frith FRS, University College London, and author of\u003c\/i\u003e Making up the Mind   \u003cp\u003e“The Brain Sciences hold out the great promise of being a natural bridge between the sciences, concerned with the nature of life and the universe, and the humanities, concerned with the nature of human existence. No one is in a better position to bridge this divide than Semir Zeki, and he has succeeded in illustrating how it must be done in this remarkable book, \u003ci\u003eThe Splendors and Miseries of the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e.” –\u003ci\u003eEric Kandel, University Professor and Kavli Professor, Director of Kavli Institute for Brain Sciences, Columbia University, and Senior Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSemir Zeki (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405185578, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 14 November 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.5 x 2.1 cm, 0.408 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"'Courageous and carefully considered ... Zeki's book is wide in its sympathies and sources, and it deserves attention as part of a fascinating enquiry set to continue for many years to come.\" (\u003ci\u003eBrain\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Set ... quite apart from the snappiness of most contemporary science-writing ... the book thinks hard, feels warmly and puts out provocative suggestions.” (\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books,\u003c\/i\u003e October 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I enjoyed reading this book and appreciated the attempt of the author to bridge the expansive chasm between experimental result on visual sensory input and the intimate human experiences for which we all strive.” (\u003ci\u003eThe Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Zeki’s book has a beautiful and enigmatic cover and title. Zeki explores the unachievable through the works of artists and writers, concluding with Freud’s Civilisation and its Discontents. Counsellors with a background both in neuroscience and an interest in the arts will find it a fascinating read.\" (\u003ci\u003eTherapy Today,\u003c\/i\u003e September 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An exuberant read.\" (\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book offers a glimpse into the physiological, neurological and emotional mechanisms of the most profound human part of our experience.\" (\u003ci\u003eYoga and Health\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is a brave and unusual book¯what you are trying to do is look at the detailed neuroarchitecture of the brain, your particular specialty is how the brain sees (vision), and then apply it to a wider range of cultural ideas. I loved this book.” (Andrew Marr, \u003ci\u003eStart The Week\u003c\/i\u003e, Radio 4, November 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What was once dangerous territory is now the hottest theme in brain research. the subtitle of Semir Zeki's excellent new book is \u003ci\u003eLove, Creativity and the Quest for Human Happines\u003c\/i\u003es ... .One of the world's leading neurophysiologist [Zeki] has turned to brain imaging to explore matters as seemingly outside brain science's territory as beauty in literature and art - and even 'romantic love.'\" (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is going to lead to a new way of writing about the arts, and a new audience for certain kinds of science at the same time. (\u003ci\u003eStart The Week\u003c\/i\u003e, Radio 4, November 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSplendors and Miseries of the Brain\u003c\/i\u003e examines the elegant and efficient machinery of the brain, showing that by studying music, art, literature, and love, we can reach important conclusions about how the brain functions.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ediscusses creativity and the search for perfection in the brain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexamines the power of the unfinished and why it has such a powerful hold on the imagination\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ediscusses Platonic concepts in light of the brain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eshows that aesthetic theories are best understood in terms of the brain\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ediscusses the inherited concept of unity-in-love using evidence derived from the world literature of love\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eaddresses the role of the synthetic concept in the brain (the synthesis of many experiences) in relation to art, using examples taken from the work of Michelangelo, Cézanne, Balzac, Dante, and others\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures vii  \u003cp\u003eNote to the Reader ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I Abstraction and the Brain\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Abstraction 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Brain and its Concepts 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Inherited Brain Concepts 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Distributed Knowledge-Acquiring System of the Brain 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The Acquired Synthetic Brain Concepts 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Synthetic Brain Concept and the Platonic Ideal 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Creativity and the Source of Perfection in the Brain 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II Brain Concepts and Ambiguity\u003c\/b\u003e 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Ambiguity in the Brain and in Art 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Processing and Perceptual Sites in the Brain 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 From Unambiguous to Ambiguous Knowledge 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Higher Levels of Ambiguity 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III Unachievable Brain Concepts\u003c\/b\u003e 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Michelangelo and the \u003ci\u003eNon finito\u003c\/i\u003e 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Paul Cézanne and the Unfinished 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Unfinished Art in Literature 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV Brain Concepts of Love\u003c\/b\u003e 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConte\u003c\/i\u003e by Arthur Rimbaud 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Brain's Concepts of Love 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Neural Correlates of Love 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Brain Concepts of Unity and Annihilation in Love 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Sacred and Profane 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Metamorphosis of the Brain Concept of Love in Dante 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Wagner and \u003ci\u003eTristan und Isolde\u003c\/i\u003e 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Thomas Mann and \u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 A neurobiological analysis of Freud's \u003ci\u003eCivilization and its Discontents\u003c\/i\u003e 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 227\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52449472839960,"sku":"9781405185578","price":23.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781405185578.jpg?v=1785201081","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/splendors-and-miseries-of-the-brain-love-creativity-and-the-quest-for-human-happiness-paperback-softback-9781405185578","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}