Abstract

Humans are storytellers: this powerful and unique feature might be at the core of human evolution itself. This paper analyses, from the interdisciplinary perspective of neuroaesthetics, the theories which try to explain how narratives guide meaning - from the conceptual blending theory to the new studies on mirror neurons and affective neuroscience.

Presenters

Marta Silvera Roig
Researcher, English Studies, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Xiana Sotelo
Professor, English Studies, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

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Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Literary Humanities

KEYWORDS

NARRATIVES, COGNITION, STORYTELLING, CONCEPTUAL BLENDING, NEUROSCIENCE

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