PT Journal AU Smith, M TI "The Pit of Naturalism". Neuroscience and the Naturalized Aesthetics of Film SO Iluminace PY 2011 BP 59 EP 79 VL 23 IS 4 WP https://iluminace.cz/en/artkey/ilu-201104-0004.php DE film aesthetics; film science and research; psychological impact of film; psychology and film; film theory; science and film; impact of film SN 0862397X AB The English-language study focuses on the direct impact of film on the viewer, e.g. shock and immediate empathy. The author identifies a possible intersection of neuroscientific research and film theory in such affective reactions of the audience, which are triggered automatically and immediately. ER