Open AccessYOUR BRAIN ON NARRATION
Author(s) -
Stefano F. Cappa
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the siena academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2279-882X
pISSN - 2279-8811
DOI - 10.4081/jsas.2017.7877
Subject(s) - narrative , cohesion (chemistry) , comprehension , right hemisphere , psychology , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , narrative review , neuroscience , history , linguistics , philosophy , chemistry , organic chemistry , psychotherapist
The study of the brain mechanisms involved in narrative production and comprehension has made significant progress in the last decade. The paper reviews some of the available evidence, focusing on functional imaging studies aimed to assess brain activity in normal subjects, while they listen to narratives or watching movies. The complex brain networks engaged by these complex tasks extend beyond the classical language areas, by involving the right hemisphere and hippocampal structures. These results provide initial insights into the mechanisms involved in narrative cohesion, situation model construction and distinction/integration of narrative elements.