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As the gap between science fiction and science fact has narrowed, films that were intended as pure fantasy at the time of their premier have taken on deeper meaning. This volume explores neuroscience in science fiction films, focusing on neuroscience and psychiatry as running themes in SF and finding correlations between turning points in "neuroscience fiction" and advances in the scientific field. The films covered include The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Robocop, The Stepford Wives, The Mind Snatchers and iconic franchises like Terminator, Ironman and Planet of the Apes. Examining the parallel histories of psychiatry, neuroscience and cinema, this book shows how science fiction films offer insightful commentary on the scientific and philosophical developments of their times.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780786472345 |
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Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers |
Publication date: | 11/06/2014 |
Pages: | 300 |
Product dimensions: | 6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Sharon Packer, M.D., is a New York City psychiatrist and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Table of Contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ix
Preface 1
Introduction 5
One. Neuroscience Fiction Film in Post-Psychoanalytic Society 13
Two. Movies and the Mind (and the Rebirth of the Brain) 22
Three. The Legacy of 19th Century Literature 46
Four. Automatons, Androids, Replicants and RoboCops 61
Five. Human-Ape Brain Exchanges, Darwinian Debates and the “Monkey Gland Man” 80
Six. Sputnik, Space Aliens and Brains from Outer Space 98
Seven. Science Fiction in Social Problem Films 125
Eight. Brain Drains, Brain Chips and Brain Machines 141
Nine. Flashbacks, Flash-Forwards and Flash Drives 164
Ten. Memory, Mentation and Medication: Before Birth and After Alzheimer’s 177
Eleven. Dream Scenes: From Silent Cinema to Salvador Dalí to CGI 191
Twelve. Video Games, Virtual Reality and “Reality Testing” 206
Thirteen. Drugs, Dystopias and Utopias 216
Fourteen. Computers, Consciousness and Control 233
Conclusion: Hive Minds, Herds and Jung’s Collective Unconscious 239
Afterword 241
Filmography 245
Chapter Notes 249
Bibliography 259
Index 271
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