Film, Neuroaesthetics, and Empathy

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The article analyzes the link between film viewing and human 'ultra-sociality' (Boyd and Richardson 1998), describing how empathy is supported by mirror resonances but also modified by appraisal mechanisms and how emotions are communicated, It further discusses how 'attainment' to film builds on mother-child communication and also how film genres of attachment use such attainment, especially by means of close-ups of human faces and shot-reverse shots. Finally it deals with how films boost development of cognitive and emotional intelligence
Translated title of the contributionFilm, neuroæstetik og empati.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAn introduction to neuroaesthetics : The neuroscientific Approach to Aesthetic Experience, Artistic Creativity, and Arts Appreciation
EditorsJon O. Lauring
Number of pages21
Place of PublicationCopenhagen
PublisherMuseum Tusculanum
Publication date2014
Pages271-291
Chapter9
ISBN (Print)9788763541404
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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