Neurofilmology of the Moving Image by Adriano D'Aloia - 9781041183518

Neurofilmology of the Moving ImageGravity and Vertigo in Contemporary Cinema\nAuthor(s): Adriano D'Aloia\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041183518, 978-1041183518\nSynopsis\nA walk suspended in mid-air, a fall at breakneck speed towards a fatal impact with the ground, an upside-down flip into space, the drift of an astronaut in the void Analysing a wide range of films, this book brings to light a series of recurrent aesthetic motifs through which contemporary cinema destabilizes and then restores the spectators sense of equilibrium. The 'tensive motifs' of acrobatics, fall, impact, overturning, and drift reflect our fears and dreams and offer embodied forms of transcendence of the limits of our human condition along with an awareness of their insurmountable nature. Adopting the approach of 'Neurofilmology'an interdisciplinary method that puts filmology, perceptual psychology, philosophy of mind, and cognitive n.