Many people associate the concept of imagination particularly strongly with artistic and, especially, literary creativity, to the extent that discussions of the genesis and psychological roots of artistic and literary works, and of the appreciation of them, are often seen as amounting to discussions of imagination even when neither the term itself, nor any cognate or clear synonym, plays any significant role in what is said. For that reason it seemed appropriate to include some links here (in no particular order) to certain sites that may not have an explicit focus upon imagination, but do discuss the arts in the light of cognitive science. - N.J.T.T.
Cognitive
Science, Humanities, and the Arts.
Links and info.
Literature,
Cognition & the Brain.
Links, online papers and abstracts.
A Computer Model of Creativity Based on Perceptual Activity Theory
By Peter J. Blain.
Art and Imagination: Implications of
Cognitive Science for Moral Education
An essay by John Rethorst.
The Cognitive Science of Art: Goals and Motivations of Neuroaesthetics
The Cognitive Science of Art: Ramachandran's 10 Principles of Art, Principles
1-3
The Cognitive Science of Art: Ramachandran's 10 Principles of Art, Principles
4-10
From the Mixing Memory blog.
Science, Art, and Technology
From the Art Institute of Chicago.
Aimed at educators – not much about cognitive science however.
Teaching Cognitive Science and the Arts
Essay by Cynthia Freeland
– from Aesthetics Online.
Sounds and Pictures in Words: Images in Literature for Young Adults
Article
by Connie S. Zitlow from The ALAN Review.
CogWeb
Cognitive Cultural Studies.
The Diatrope Institute
"Disseminates information and engages in research exploring
art, science and visual studies."
(A listing here does not necessarily imply any endorsement of the views expressed at the destination sites - N.J.T.T.)
