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Author:   Sharon Packer, MD
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9780786472345

ISBN 10:   0786472340
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   20 November 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgements  ix Preface  1 Introduction  5 One. Neuroscience Fiction Film in ­Post-Psychoanalytic Society  13 Two. Movies and the Mind (and the Rebirth of the Brain)  22 Three. The Legacy of 19th Century Literature  46 Four. Automatons, Androids, Replicants and RoboCops  61 Five. Human-Ape Brain Exchanges, Darwinian Debates and the “Monkey Gland Man”  80 Six. Sputnik, Space Aliens and Brains from Outer Space  98 Seven. Science Fiction in Social Problem Films  125 Eight. Brain Drains, Brain Chips and Brain Machines  141 Nine. Flashbacks, ­Flash-Forwards and Flash Drives  164 Ten. Memory, Mentation and Medication: Before Birth and After Alzheimer’s  177 Eleven. Dream Scenes: From Silent Cinema to Salvador Dalí to CGI  191 Twelve. Video Games, Virtual Reality and “Reality Testing”  206 Thirteen. Drugs, Dystopias and Utopias  216 Fourteen. Computers, Consciousness and Control  233 Conclusion: Hive Minds, Herds and Jung’s Collective Unconscious  239 Afterword  241 Filmography  245 Chapter Notes  249 Bibliography  259 Index  271

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a treasure of interesting information awaits the curious and committed reader! --<i>Metapsychology Online Reviews</i>.

a treasure of interesting information awaits the curious and committed reader! --Metapsychology Online Reviews.

Author Information

Sharon Packer, M.D., is a New York City psychiatrist and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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