“For example, neurobiology and neuroscience have studied the brain through scanners and on the dissection table, but until recently they neglected the fact that it flourishes best within the context of social interaction…. A story well told contains conflict and resolution, gesture and expression, and thought flavored with emotion. All of this is transferred from brain to brain across the social synapse….” Neuroscience and Adult Learning Louis Cozolino, Susan Sprokay
Michael Rosen: “Performance poetry is not one genre. Some chant, sing and dance. Some stand rooted to the spot and stare. Some chat their way in and out of their poems like stand-ups. Some confess, some rage. Some play with words, some talk plain. The point is, it’s live and in the moment…”
(the guardian.com)