Barsalou’s Deep Processing and the Cinematic Experience

ABSTRACT The purpose of my study is to provide a useful guide for applying the theory of higher and lower level cognitive processing in order to create dynamic cinematic situations. The essay contributes another dimension to cognitive film theory and neurocinematics by advancing cognitive scientist Lawrence Barsalou’s theory of deep processing alongside Deleuze’s theory of […]

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The practical difference between emotions and feelings

Beyond questioning self versus identity, I also wonder about the practical difference between emotions and feelings. The latter topic came to mind as I listened to a lecture on Aesthetics and theories of expression. Turning to Damasio, I feel reasonably correct in saying that an emotion is the organic stirring that happens when we look […]

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