The experience of watching dance: Phenomenological-neuroscience duets

Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-37

  Jola, Corinne ^a,b   Ehrenberg, Shantel ^c   Reynolds, Dee ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive neuroscience; Dance audience; Kinesthetic empathy; Phenomenological experience; Qualitative audience research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857685303     PISSN: 15687759     EISSN: 15728676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11097-010-9191-x     Document Type: Article

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