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The Neurohumanities: An Emerging Partnership for Exploring the Human Experience
Thomas J Carew1, Mani Ramaswami2
1Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
Neuron
|November 26, 2020
Summary
Neuroscience can explore arts and humanities topics through neurohumanities. This field uses concepts like neural schemas to guide progress in understanding the human experience.
Area of Science:
- Interdisciplinary studies bridging neuroscience with arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Background:
- Traditional disciplines have long explored complex human experiences.
- Neuroscience offers novel methodologies to investigate these areas.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a framework for meaningful progress in the emerging field of neurohumanities.
- To illustrate key concepts in neurohumanities using "neural schemas" as a case study.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis and synthesis of ideas from neuroscience, arts, humanities, and social sciences.
- Exploration of "neural schemas" as a model for understanding cognitive processes relevant to humanistic inquiry.
Main Results:
- Identification of three key features for advancing the neurohumanities.
- Demonstration of how "neural schemas" can integrate neuroscientific findings with humanistic questions.
Conclusions:
- Neuroscience is well-positioned to contribute to understanding topics traditionally within the arts and humanities.
- The neurohumanities framework, exemplified by "neural schemas," offers a path for productive interdisciplinary research.
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