On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction

By Brian Boyd. 2009

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Music, biological evolution, and the brain (2010, background): “He also emphasizes the role of music as a training ground for social cognition (cf. Boyd, 2009).”
The Extended Transportation-Imagery Model: A Meta-Analysis of the Antecedents and Consequences of Consumers' Narrative Transportation (2014, neutral): “—Hopi proverb It is difficult, if not impossible, to imagine a time in history or a stage of human life not permeated by stories (Boyd 2009; Moore 2012).”
Question Answering in the Context of Stories Generated by Computers (2016, background): “Narratologists (Boyd, 2009; Herman, 2013) and artificial intelligence (AI) researchers (Gervás, 2009; Winston, 2012; Mueller, 2013) suggest that narrative intelligence (i.e., generation and comprehension) depends on competencies that distinguish us from our primate relatives.”
Imagination and the generation of new ideas (2015, background): “One possibility is that imagination provides an attractive package for ordinary cognition (Boyd, 2009).”
Effects of Literature on Empathy and Self-Reflection: A Theoretical-Empirical Framework (2015, neutral): “…critics, and academics have made claims concerning the ethical potential of narrative drama and poetic language (e. g., Althusser 1983; Booth 1988; Boyd 2009; Bronzwaer 1986; De Botton 1997; Habermas 1983; Hunt 2007; Nuss-baum 1995; 1997; 2001; 2010; Pinker 2011; Sontag 2007; Van Peer 1995).”