Comments on: Antonio Damasio: Art and Emotions http://neuroanthropology.net/2009/09/15/antonio-damasio-art-and-emotions/ For a greater understanding of the encultured brain and body... Mon, 28 May 2012 19:38:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Music may make older minds more resilient « DementiAwareness http://neuroanthropology.net/2009/09/15/antonio-damasio-art-and-emotions/#comment-12549 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:46:04 +0000 http://neuroanthropology.net/?p=3880#comment-12549 [...] Damasio’s presentation on art and emotions. (56-minute video.) [...]

]]> By: Finissez cette citation : « Comment s’effectue cette mise en mémoire culturelle ? La rèponse… » « Neuroanthropology http://neuroanthropology.net/2009/09/15/antonio-damasio-art-and-emotions/#comment-10677 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:36:17 +0000 http://neuroanthropology.net/?p=3880#comment-10677 [...] Pour lire plus sur le travail de Changeux vous pourriez cliquer sur les sites suivants : Les Fondations Françaises de la Neuroanthropologie Changeux & Edelman Art and Emotions [...]

]]> By: marianasoffer http://neuroanthropology.net/2009/09/15/antonio-damasio-art-and-emotions/#comment-7676 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 04:44:08 +0000 http://neuroanthropology.net/?p=3880#comment-7676 Interesting post, I love this kind of subject, here iss something I find really interesting in this subject.

According to the late Stephen Jay Gould, for example, — art is inconsequential to human survival and procreation, and hence cannot be explained by evolution. Art is one of the inexplicable byproducts of the large human brain, a spandrel of evolution, as Gould called them.

Unlike Gould, Dutton Argues that humankind’s universal interest in art is the result of human evolution. We enjoy sex, grasp facial expressions, understand logic and spontaneously acquire language—all of which make it easier for us to survive and produce children. He thinks that the interest in art belongs on this list of evolutionary adaptations.

Dutton states that the type of painting that is preferred by most people around the globe is, of course, the landscape, and a very particular landscape — one with water, food sources, trees, hiding places, and a path to perhaps another source of food or comfort. It is, in short, the savanna, the home of our Pleistocene ancestors during the period in which we became recognizably human. Our preference for this environment is wired into our brains for “savannas contain more protein per square mile than any other landscape type” as well as offering protection from predators (quickly climb up the tree).

And to tell you the truth about the two postures I can not choose one, I think that reality it is a mix between those two, and maybe other things too.

here is the rest:
http://singyourownlullaby.blogspot.com/2009/04/art-instinct.html

]]> By: The Daily Reviewer http://neuroanthropology.net/2009/09/15/antonio-damasio-art-and-emotions/#comment-7669 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:12:15 +0000 http://neuroanthropology.net/?p=3880#comment-7669 Hi!

Congratulations! Your readers have submitted and voted for your blog at The Daily Reviewer. We compiled an exclusive list of the Top 100 neuroscience Blogs, and we are glad to let you know that your blog was included! You can see it at http://thedailyreviewer.com/top/neuroscience

You can claim your Top 100 Blogs Award here : http://thedailyreviewer.com/pages/badges/neuroscience

P.S. This is a one-time notice to let you know your blog was included in one of our Top 100 Blog categories. You might get notices if you are listed in two or more categories.

P.P.S. If for some reason you want your blog removed from our list, just send an email to angelina@thedailyreviewer.com with the subject line “REMOVE” and the link to your blog in the body of the message.

Cheers!

Angelina Mizaki
Selection Committee President
The Daily Reviewer
http://thedailyreviewer.com

]]>