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Neurocinema : when film meets neurology
- Title
- Neurocinema : when film meets neurology / Eelco F.M. Wijdicks.
- Author
- Wijdicks, Eelco F. M., 1954-
- Publication
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2015]
- ©2015
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | MFL 19-586 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Details
- Description
- xix, 293 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 23 cm
- Summary
- "Film directors recognize that neurologic disease impacts mind and motility and often use it in a plot or defining scene. It should be informative and educational to deconstruct neurologic representation in film. Neurocinema: When Film Meets Neurology is a collection of film essays that summarize the portrayal of major neurologic syndromes and clinical signs in cinema. Many films approach the reality of disease quite closely, and as a result, are deeply moving and memorable. Equally important, these films say as much about consequences as they say about the disorder. Therefore, the main themes include sudden confrontation with a major neurologic illness, disability from chronic neurologic disease, and failure to lead a normal life. More than 100 fiction films and documentaries are discussed in this completely original and definitive work on how film meets neurology. The book includes nearly 50 neurology topics, explains them, and places them in a broader context. The book is accessible for all health care workers and general readership"--The publisher.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Medicine in film -- The neurologist in film -- Neurologic disorders in film -- Neuroethics in film -- Neurologic disorders in documentary film -- Silly neurology in film -- Epilogue : the neurology of cinema.
- Call Number
- MFL 19-586
- ISBN
- 9781482242867
- 1482242869
- LCCN
- 2014027940
- OCLC
- 877845316
- Author
- Wijdicks, Eelco F. M., 1954- author.
- Title
- Neurocinema : when film meets neurology / Eelco F.M. Wijdicks.
- Publisher
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2015]
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- MFL 19-586