역자 서문 ·············································································3
한국 독자들을 위한 원저자 서문 ···················································12
감사의 말 ············································································16
프롤로그 ·············································································19
저자 소개 ············································································32

제1장 신경과학과 내러티브 이론 ··················································37
언어, 뇌, 인지 서사학(내러티브학) ·················································40
내러티브와 인지에서의 구성(형상화) ··············································57
체험된 세계와 내러티브 세계 만들기 ··············································71
자연스러운 내러티브와 부자연스러운 내러티브 ···································84

제2장 내러티브의 시간성과 분산된 (탈중심화된) 뇌 ························95
이야기와 뇌에서 기대와 회상 ·····················································100
인지, 내러티브, 읽기에서 통합의 시간성(시간적 통합) ··························120
기억과 망각의 신경과학 ···························································131
상호주관성과 감정의 시간성 ······················································140

제3장 행동, 체화된 인지, 내러티브 형상화(구성)의 허구(가상성) ·····157
행동-지각 회로와 내러티브의 구성 ···············································158
기반 인지, 단계적 근거, 시뮬레이션의 역설 ·····································172
체화된 메타포와 체화되지 않은 메타포 ··········································182
내러티브와 내레이션에서 액션의 상호작용 ······································192
내러티브 어포던스(행동 유도성) ··················································204

제4장 신경과학과 내러티브의 사회적 힘 ······································211
공감, 동일시, 자아와 타자의 이중성 ··············································214
협업, 공유된 지향성, 결합(연계) 뇌 ···············································235
분산된 인지와 이야기의 사회적 삶 ···············································246
인지 아카이브로서의 이야기: 의식이 있다는 것은 어떤 것인가? ···············256

에필로그 ···········································································274
NOTES ··············································································284
참고문헌 ···········································································302
독자를 위한 주요 주제 해설 ·······················································327
찾아보기 ···········································································427