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The neuroaesthetics of prose fiction: pitfalls, parameters and prospects.

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There is a paucity of neuroaesthetic studies on prose fiction. This is in contrast to the very many impressive studies that have been conducted in recent times on the neuroaesthetics of sister arts such as painting, music and dance. Why might this be the case, what are its causes and, of greatest importance, how can it best be resolved? In this article, the pitfalls, parameters and prospects of a neuroaesthetics of prose fiction will be explored. The article itself is part critical review, part methodological proposal and part opinion paper. Its aim is simple: to stimulate, excite and energize thinking in the discipline as to how prose fiction might be fully integrated in the canon of neuroaesthetics and to point to opportunities where neuroimaging studies on literary discourse processing might be conducted in collaborative work bringing humanists and scientists together.

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Journal
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Frontiers in human neuroscience
Volume
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9
Number of Pages
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442
Date Published
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2015
URL
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00442
DOI
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10.3389/fnhum.2015.00442
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Front Hum Neurosci
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