![]() ![]() The notion of entanglement, which in physics describes how two particles separated in space can communicate with each other, also applies to the supposedly irreconcilable cultures of science and narrative. I conclude that while the text is “hyperbrief,” a reader is still able to be cognitively engaged in the narrative experience. Sinister themes are conveyed through very few words, occasionally accompanied by an image, provoking what Richard Gerrig refers to as “participatory responses.” Theories of conceptual blending of mental spaces, paratextual influence, as well as patterns of thought are applied to the convergence of both image and text, which influences the reader’s participatory response. In a novel approach, I assume a cognitive sciences lens in analyzing the microrrelatos in "Casa de muñecas" by Patricia Esteban Erlés. ![]() The present work draws on recent research in neuropsychology and social cognition. Entire stories can be told in less than ten words, activating parts of the brain associated with top-down cognitive processing, such as theory of mind and affect. Many critics consider a microrrelato-a “hyperbrief ” short story-to be a new genre of literature others, a subgenre. The smallest piece of fiction involves a surprising amount of cognitive processes from the part of the reader. ![]()
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