Theatre and cognitive neuroscience / edited by Clelia Falletti, Gabriele Sofia and Victor Jacono.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : The space of shared action / Clelia Falletti -- The "mirror mechanism" and motor behavior / Maria Alessandra Umiltà -- Body presence and extra-personal space perception / Giorgia Committeri and Chiara Fini -- The circus actor : towards a cognitive approach / Philippe Goudard -- Introduction : Towards an "Embodied Theatrology"? / Gabriele Sofia -- Body and corporeality in the theatre : from semiotics to neuroscience. A small multidisciplinary glossary / Marco De Marinis -- Audiences' experience of proximity and co-presence in live dance performance / Corinne Jola -- Theatre and science : reflections on theatrical efficacy in Antonin Artaud / Lorraine Dumenil -- Introduction : Complexity, cognition, and the actor's pedagogy / Victor Jacono -- A rope over an abyss / John J. Schranz -- The actor's embodied language : preliminary investigations of a pilot experiment / Gabriele Sofia, Silvia Spadacenta, Clelia Falletti, and Giovanni Mirabella -- Perception and the organization of time in the theatre / Luciano Mariti -- Introduction : Does art therapy work as a rehabilitative tool? / Giovanni Mirabella -- Use of theatrical techniques and elements as interventions for autism spectrum disorders / Jenna Gabriel, Elisa Angevin, Tamara E. Rosen and Matthew D. Lerner -- Theatre as a valuable tool for Parkinson's Disease rehabilitation / Nicola Modugno, Imogen Kusch and Giovanni Mirabella -- Theatre and therapy : 'care', 'cure', or illusion? / Jean-Marie Pradier.

With the field of interdisciplinary research on art and neuroscience fast expanding, this volume provides a detailed introduction to some of the main areas of research and practice, drawing on contributions from neuroscientists, theatre scholars and artists. As such it offers readers an exciting insight into the international panorama of ongoing interdisciplinary research between the fields of theatre and neuroscience. Divided into four parts, each prefaced by an expert editorial introduction, it explores: theatre as a space of relationships - a neurocognitive perspective; the spectator's performative experience and 'embodied theatrology'; the complexity of theatre and human cognition; and interdisciplinary perspectives on applied performance.

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