Neuroscience in Science Fiction Films - Couverture souple

Packer MD, Sharon

 
9780786472345: Neuroscience in Science Fiction Films
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0786472340 ISBN 13 : 9780786472345
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2014

Synopsis

As the gap between science fiction and science fact has narrowed, films that were intended as pure fantasy at the time of their premier have taken on deeper meaning. This volume explores neuroscience in science fiction films, focusing on neuroscience and psychiatry as running themes in SF and finding correlations between turning points in "neuroscience fiction" and advances in the scientific field. The films covered include The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Robocop, The Stepford Wives, The Mind Snatchers and iconic franchises like Terminator, Ironman and Planet of the Apes. Examining the parallel histories of psychiatry, neuroscience and cinema, this book shows how science fiction films offer insightful commentary on the scientific and philosophical developments of their times.

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À propos de l?auteur

Sharon Packer, M.D., is a New York City psychiatrist and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0786472340
ISBN 13 
9780786472345
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
300
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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