The mirror neuron system (MNS) consists of fronto-parietal neurons active during both the execution and observation of actions. In the mirror neuron theory of action understanding, activation of the MNS facilitates an understanding of action goals. The aim of this bachelor thesis is to explore whether infants’ development of action understanding can be understood within this theoretical framework
Read MorePlay is an essential part of human life not just in childhood but also throughout our adult lives. In the last two decades the selection of games marketed towards adults has grown exponentially including board games, video games and role-playing games. The latter is the focus of this paper specifically in the form of Dungeons & Dragons, a tabletop role-playing game originally released in 1975 and currently in its 5th edition. This paper sets out to understand the significance playing Dungeons & Dragons has for adult participants.
Read MoreThis paper attempts to examine the relations between the nuclear family, gay marriage and Western capitalism through a theoretical analysis with the help of Herbert Marcuse’s Eros & Civilization and Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s Anti-Oedipus. Respectively, these theoreticians allow the use of a Freudo-Marxian and a schizoanalytic perspective to answer the following theoretical question: How can Marcuse’s terminology together with that of Deleuze and Guattari’s be applied to explore desire within the relationship between the nuclear family and the societal structure of capitalism to understand the historical emergence of gay marriage?
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