Stuart, S.A.J. (2008) Echo Objects: The Cognitive Work of Images - a Review. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 15(3), pp. 125-127. [Book Review]
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Abstract
Stafford’s aim is to ‘insert the cognitive work of images more cen- trally’ into the enterprise of cognitive science. She achieves her goal and a great deal more besides. Images, perception, but most of all the perceiver, are fundamental in her book; for she offers a means to rebel against the ‘disappearance of the person [who has been] swallowed in a galaxy of neurons, awash in neurotransmitters, and dispersed in syn- aptic circuitry’ (p. 2). By exploring issues like the epistemological sig- nificance of shape, mimesis, empathy and the appeal of imitation, the haptics of spatial perception and the varieties of self-design or auto-organization, Stafford argues that art plays just as significant a role in neuroscience as neuroscience has played in our understanding of art and the developing field of neuro-aesthetics.
Item Type: | Book Reviews |
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Keywords: | Art, Consciousness, Neuroaesthetics |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Stuart, Dr Susan |
Authors: | Stuart, S.A.J. |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Information Studies |
Journal Name: | Journal of Consciousness Studies |
Journal Abbr.: | JCS |
Publisher: | Ingenta |
ISSN: | 1355-8250 |
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