00000cam a22000004i 4500 UP-99796217611425648 Buklod 20230619154520.0 m o j ta 130227s2012 enka rb |001 0|eng d 9780199693184 0199693188 (iLib)UPD-00234404985 DLC DML rda eng DMLUC BF 575 C88 T75 2012 Trimble, Michael R. author. Why humans like to cry tragedy, evolution and the brain Michael Trimble. Oxford, England Oxford University Press 2012. viii, 232 pages illustrations 22 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-212) and index. Introduction -- Crying -- The neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of crying -- Evolution -- Tragedy and tears -- Tearful logic -- Why do we get pleasure from crying at the theatre? -- Appendices: Neuroanatomy -- Glossary of terms Humans are unique in shedding tears of sorrow. We do not just cry over our own problems: we seek out sad stories, go to film and the theatre to see Tragedies, and weep in response to music. What led humans to develop such a powerful social signal as tears, and to cultivate great forms of art which have the capacity to arouse us emotionally? Friedrich Nietzsche argued that Dionysian drives and music were essential to the development of Tragedy. Here, the neuropsychiatrist Michael Trimble, using insights from modern neuroscience and evolutionary biology, attempts to understand this fascinating and unique aspect of human nature--Book jacket. Crying. Crying Physiological aspects. Tragedy. Book FO UPD DMLS BF 575 C88 T75 2012 Book