Provider: World Shakespeare Bibliography https://www.worldshakesbib.org Database: WSB Content: text/plain; charset="utf-8" TY - JOUR VL - 49 T2 - Cortex SP - 913-19 ID - bbbc300 T1 - "How Shakespeare Tempests the Brain: Neuroimaging Insights" AU - Keidel, James L. AU - Davis, Philip M. AU - Gonzalez-Diaz, Victorina AU - Martin, Clara D. AU - Thierry, Guillaume PY - 2013 DA - 2026 KW - functional shift KW - neurology KW - semantics LA - English AB - Analyzes the neurological effect of Shakespeare's use of functional shift (the change in grammatical status of words) by using functional magnetic resonance imaging to "investigate brain activation in participants making judgements on the semantic relationship between sentences--some containing a Shakespearean [functional shift]--and subsequently presented words." Argues that "Shakespeare's grammatical exploration forces the listener to take a more active role in integrating the meaning of what is said." English summary, 913. ER -