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020			_a9780198713494
041			_aEnglish
082	0	4	_a152.4 _223 _bTRI
100	1		_aTrimble, Michael R.,
245	1	0	_aWhy humans like to cry : _btragedy, evolution, and the brain / _cMichael Trimble.
250			_a1st Ed.
260			_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c©2012
300			_aviii, 232 pages : _billustrations (black and white) ; _c20 cm
500			_aOriginally published: 2012.
505			_tCrying -- _tThe neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of crying -- _tEvolution -- _tTragedy and tears -- _tTearful logic -- _tWhy do we get pleasure from crying at the theatre? --
650		0	_aCrying.
650		0	_aCrying
650		0	_aTragedy.
942			_2ddc _cBOOKS
100	1		_eauthor.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aHumans 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-
650		0	_xPhysiological aspects.
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