An attempt to provide a basis for the interaction of the brain and nervous system with painting, music and literature, this book deals with the problems of creativity and which parts of the brain are involved.

An attempt to provide a basis for the interaction of the brain and nervous system with painting, music and literature, this book deals with the problems of creativity and which parts of the brain are involved. An overview of art presents the multiple facets, such as anatomy, and the myths appearing in ancient descriptions of conditions such as polio and migraine. The neurological basis of painters like Goya and van Gogh is analysed. Other chapters in the section on art cover da Vinci's mechanics and the portrayal of epilepsy. The section on music concerns the parts of the brain linked to perception and memory, as well as people who cannot appreciate music, and the effect of music on intelligence and learning (the Mozart effect). The section on literature relates to Shakespeare, Dostoyevsky, Conan Doyle, James Joyce and the poetry of one of England's most famous neurologists, Henry Head.

Introduction: The Cerebral Localisation of Creativity (G K York)
Neural Concept Formation and Art: Dante, Michelangelo, Wagner (S Zeki)
Art: The Neurology of Art: An Overview (F C Rose)
Galen and the Artful Symmetry of the Brain (J Rocca)
Music: Brain Mapping in Musicians (M E Charness &
G Schlaug)
The Mozart Effect (J H Hughes &
J J Fino)
The Amusias (J Warren)
Literature: Neurology and Sherlock Holmes (E W Massey)
James Joyce in a Clinical Context (J B Lyons)
Silas Marner, George Eliot and Catalepsy (F C Rose)
and other articles.