Neuroscience in Science Fiction Films - Softcover

Packer, Sharon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786472340 ISBN 13: 9780786472345

Verlag: McFarland, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

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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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: McFarland
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0786472340
• ISBN 13: 9780786472345
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 298
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