Beast-People Onscreen and in Your Brain: The Evolution of Animal-Humans from Prehistoric Cave Art to Modern Movies

by Mark Pizzato

A new take on our bio-cultural evolution explores how the "inner theatre" of the brain and its "animal-human stages" are reflected in and shaped by the mirror of cinema.

Vampire, werewolf, and ape-planet films are perennial favorites--perhaps because they speak to something primal in human nature. This intriguing volume examines such films in light of the latest developments in neuroscience, revealing ways in which animal-human monster...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440844356
• ISBN13: 9781440844355
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years