Neurocomputational Poetics - How the Brain Processes Verbal Art

This book introduces a new thrilling field- neuro computational poetics, the scientific 'marriage' between cognitive poetics, data science and neuroscience - that aims at uncovering the secrets of verbal art reception.

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Introduction: The Two Boons of an Unnatural Daily Activity; 2. Models and Methods; 3. Text Analysis; 4. Reader and Reading Act Analysis; 5. Computational Poetics I: Simple Applications; 6. Computational Poetics II: Sophisticated Applications; 7. Neurocomputational Poetics I: Upper Route Studies; 8. Neurocomputational Poetics II: Lower Route Studies; 9. Conclusions; References; Index

About the author

Arthur Jacobs is Professor of Experimental and Neurocognitive Psychology at Freie Universität Berlin (FUB). He is (co-)author of more than 250 scientific publications in the fields of reading research, psycholinguistics, affective neuroscience and neurocognitive poetics, among which is the book Gehirn und Gedicht (Brain and Poetry, 2011; with R. Schrott).

Summary

This book introduces a new thrilling field– neuro computational poetics, the scientific ‘marriage’ between cognitive poetics, data science and neuroscience – that aims at uncovering the secrets of verbal art reception.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Jacobs
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781839987700
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-770-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Anthem Studies in Bibliotherapy and Well-Being; Anthem Studies in Bibliotherap
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT