On Emotion: Exchanges Between Neurosciences and Literary Studies

Taking into consideration an intellectual atmosphere attentive to the interchanges between embodied cognition and literature, the objective of this paper is to introduce definitions, mechanisms, and functionalities of bodily reactions to human existence and the production of knowledge based mainly o...

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Autor: Moura, Aline A.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Brasil
Recursos:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas)
Repositorio:Revista Scripta
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/28371
Acesso em linha:http://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/scripta/article/view/28371
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Antonio Damasio
Teoria Literaria
Emoção
Cognição incorporada
Teoria literária
Descrição
Resumo:Taking into consideration an intellectual atmosphere attentive to the interchanges between embodied cognition and literature, the objective of this paper is to introduce definitions, mechanisms, and functionalities of bodily reactions to human existence and the production of knowledge based mainly on the investigations of the Portuguese neuroscientist Antonio Damasio. He has published several books and is one of the most influential researchers on the reciprocity among body, brain, mind, and situated experiences. By analyzing his investigations, it becomes possible to develop theoretical and analytical repertoires capable of contemplating emotion resulting from contact with literary fictions as relevant to their understanding.