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Auteur(s) : Kuhn, Gustav (1974-....)
Titre(s) : Experiencing the impossible [Texte imprimé] : the science of magic / Gustav Kuhn
Publication : Cambridge (Mass.) : the MIT press, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-276 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. p. 239-271. Index
"Magic is one of the most enduring forms of entertainment and poses some of the most
fundamental philosophical and psychological questions. Despite this, perhaps surprisingly,
magic has received very little attention from people outside its sphere. In recent
years psychologists, neuroscientists and philosophers have started to study magic
more systematically, and the science of magic is now a field of its own. We now have
scientific data that helps explain psychological and neurological mechanisms that
underpin these mystifying experiences. The author is a magician and psychologist,
and in this book, he discusses the latest scientific research on magic, which provides
intriguing, and often unsettling insights into the mysteries of the human mind. Magic
exploits surprising, and often counterintuitive psychological principles, and understanding
these cognitive processes will challenge your beliefs about your own capabilities.
How much of your world do you really perceive? Can you trust what you see and remember?
Who is in charge of your thoughts and actions? In the final part we will see how magic
is applied to areas outside entertainment and discuss some of the reasons we are so
captivated by this art from. Experiencing the Impossible will help you appreciate
the complex, and almost magical neurological mechanisms that underpin many of our
daily activities"
Sujet(s) : Magie -- Psychologie
Hallucinations et illusions -- Psychologie
Persuasion (psychologie)
Psychologie cognitive
Indice(s) Dewey :
793.8 (23e éd.) = Magie et activités connexes ; 153 (23e éd.) = Processus mentaux conscients et intelligence
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780262039468 (rel.). - ISBN 026203946X
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb465272255
Notice n° :
FRBNF46527225
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Table des matières : What is magic? : Is magic about tricks and deception? ; Is magic about illusion? ;
Is magic about special effects? ; Is magic about the supernatural? ; Is magic about
suspension of disbelief? ; Is magic about conflict between belief systems? ; Is magic
about impossibility? ; Does magic have a neural basis? ; Magic as a kind of wonder
; Do we all experience the same magic? ; How to create magic : Pseudoexplanations
; Why we accept magic stuff ; Creating magic through misdirection ; How does misdirection
work? ; A Bayesian theory of misdirection ; The belief in real magic : Magical thinking
; Do you have to be mentally unwell to believe in magic? ; How magical beliefs influence
our lives ; Magical thinking in children ; Why do we believe in magic? ; The gaps
in our conscious experience : Shattering the illusion ; How much of the world can
we encode? ; How much do we really see? ; The scientific study of attentional misdirection
; What are you looking at? ; What are you attending to? ; Why does it matter? ; What
can be done to alleviate these problems? ; Seeing is believing : What is an illusion?
; Making sense of the world ; Fooling you into seeing nothing ; Seeing the future
; Memory illusions : Human memory ; Forgetting ; Misremembering ; Mind control and
the magician's force : The magician's force ; Mind control through drugs and subliminal
persuasion ; Is free will an illusion? ; Mind control through hypnosis : Hypnosis
on the stage ; Early ideas about hypnosis ; Hypnosis in the lab ; Applied magic :
Magic and human-machine interaction ; Magic and real-world deception ; Magic and film
; Magic and design ; Magic and well-being ; A science of magic: attempt #1 ; A science
of magic: attempt #2 ; How to advance the magic endeavor? : Improving magic methods
through science ; Why do we enjoy magic? ; The performer: magic and gender ; Conclusion
