Why Humans Like to Cry: Tragedy, Evolution, and the Brain
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Human beings are the only species to have evolved the trait of emotional crying. We weep at tragedies in our lives and in those of others - remarkably even when they are fictional characters in film, opera, music, novels, and theatre. Why have we developed art forms - most powerfully, music - which move us to sadness and tears? This question forms the backdrop to Michael Trimble's discussion of emotional crying, its physiology, and its evolutionary...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0199693188
ISBN13:9780199693184
Release Date:December 2012
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:240 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.4" x 8.8"
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