Why humans like to cry : tragedy, evolution and the brain / Michael Trimble.
Humans 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 h...
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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Norlin Library - Science Stacks
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BF575.C88 T75 2012
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