TY - BOOK AU - Lutterbie, John TI - An introduction to theatre, performance and the cognitive sciences SN - 9781474257046 U1 - 792.02807 LUT-J PY - 2020/// CY - London PB - Methuen / Drama KW - Performing arts KW - Theater--Psychological aspects KW - Cognitive science N1 - This is the first textbook designed for students, practitioners, and scholars of the performing arts who are curious about the power of the cognitive sciences to throw light on the processes of performance, It equips readers with a clear understanding of how research in cognitive neuroscience has illuminated and expanded traditional approaches to thinking about topics such as the performer, the spectator, space and time, cultur, and the text. Each chapter considers three layers of performance: conventional forms of theatre, performance art, and everyday life, offering an expansive vision of the impact of the cognitive sciences on performance in the widest sense ER -