Neuroaesthetics and beyond: New horizons in applying the science of the brain to the art of dance

Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-16

  Cross, Emily S ^a,b   Ticini, Luca F ^a,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Italian Society of Neuroesthetics Semir Zeki   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dance; Neuroaesthetics; Neuroimaging; Neuroscience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857688736     PISSN: 15687759     EISSN: 15728676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11097-010-9190-y     Document Type: Article

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