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Inside the head of a collector : neuropsychological forces at play

Title
Inside the head of a collector : neuropsychological forces at play / Shirley M. Mueller, M.D.
Author
Mueller, Shirley M.
Publication
Seattle : Lucia, [2019]

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Description
191 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 x 23 cm
Summary
"Collecting objects gives enormous pleasure to approximately one third of the population. On the other hand, the same pursuit can engender pain. Now, for the first time, scientific research in neuro- and behavioral economics gives us a way to enhance the positive aspects of collecting and minimize the negative. Author Shirley M. Mueller, MD, relates her own experiences as a serious collector and as a neuroscientist to examine different behavioral traits which characterize collectors"--
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Art.
  • Exhibition catalogs.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Why we collect -- Foreword / by Dominic Jellinek -- The thrill of the chase -- Novelty and discovery -- Social benefits -- Fakes -- Breakage and loss -- Collecting gone awry -- Neural and behavioral economics -- Brain mechanisms at work -- The collector's decision -- The irrationality of it all -- Bargains -- Art as an investment -- Museum relationships -- Collection dispersal -- Using neuroscience and behavioral economics beyond collecting -- My guest curator's story -- Epilogue: Beyond Freud.
Call Number
JFF 19-2535
ISBN
  • 9780999652275
  • 0999652273
LCCN
2019004927
OCLC
1083575943
Author
Mueller, Shirley M., author.
Title
Inside the head of a collector : neuropsychological forces at play / Shirley M. Mueller, M.D.
Publisher
Seattle : Lucia, [2019]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Research Call Number
JFF 19-2535
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