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- Rhythm in Art, Psychology and New Materialism
- Rhythm in Art, Psychology and New Materialism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: A Rhythmanalysis of Art
- Part I Rhythms of Mind and Matter
- Part II Rhythms of the Brain and Matter Outside of It
- Part III Rhythm, Dirt, Art
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Part I - Rhythms of Mind and Matter
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2021
- Rhythm in Art, Psychology and New Materialism
- Rhythm in Art, Psychology and New Materialism
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: A Rhythmanalysis of Art
- Part I Rhythms of Mind and Matter
- Part II Rhythms of the Brain and Matter Outside of It
- Part III Rhythm, Dirt, Art
- References
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Summary
Part II examines studies of metastable rhythms in the brain, particularly the rhythms involved in mind wandering, sustained by the brain, body and art. I draw upon empirical studies which reveal how the brain functions as a system of numerous unstable networks, where neurons are jittering on the edge of chaos, continuously ready for and acting in concert with ‘perturbations’: unanticipated abstract patterns and rhythms in the external environment.
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- Rhythm in Art, Psychology and New Materialism , pp. 36 - 82Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021