About face /
Cole, Jonathan, 1951-
About face / Jonathan Cole. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1998. - 1 online resource (xii, 223 pages) : illustrations - Bradford book. .
"A Bradford book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-220) and index.
The pre-face: "tell, please" -- Residing in voices -- We do not share the same world -- Bone to brain -- Chimpanzees' dreams -- Born independent -- Like a ball off a wall -- The spectator -- One big family -- Dull and boring? -- Changing faces -- Face odyssey. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
What is special about the face, and what happens when neurological conditions make expression or comprehension of the face unavailable? Through a mix of science, autobiography, case studies, and speculation, Jonathan Cole shows the importance not only of facial expressions for communication among individuals but also of facial embodiment for our sense of self. Drawing on work in neurology, human development, anthropology, philosophy, and the arts, the book moves from the biological evolution of the face, through the mechanics of expression and perception, to research on the importance of the face in the development of emotion and communication. The heart of the book, though, lies in the experiences of people with facial losses of various kinds. The case studies are of blind, autistic, and neurologically impaired persons; the most extreme case involves Mobius syndrome, in which individuals are born with a total inability to move their facial muscles and hence to make facial expressions. Cole suggests that it is only by studying such personal narratives of loss that we can understand facial function and what all our faces reflect.
English.
9780262270618 0262270617 0585077215 9780585077215 9780262032469 0262032465 0262531631 9780262531634
00015994 1048 MIT Press 9780262270618 MIT Press
Facial expression.
Face--Movement disorders.
Face--physiopathology.
Facial Expression.
Facial Nerve Diseases.
Facial Injuries.
Physionomie.
Face--Troubles moteurs.
MEDICAL--Physiology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Face--Movement disorders.
Facial expression.
Mimik
Nichtverbale Kommunikation
Physiognomik
Selbstbild
Gef�uhl
Gesicht
Kommunikation
Wahrnehmung
Gelaatsuitdrukkingen.
Motorische stoornissen.
Neuropsychologie.
Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Physiology.
Expression du visage.
Visage--Aspect physiologique.
NEUROSCIENCE/General COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QP327 / .C65 1998eb
612/.92
1997 L-961 WE 705 / C689a 1998
About face / Jonathan Cole. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1998. - 1 online resource (xii, 223 pages) : illustrations - Bradford book. .
"A Bradford book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-220) and index.
The pre-face: "tell, please" -- Residing in voices -- We do not share the same world -- Bone to brain -- Chimpanzees' dreams -- Born independent -- Like a ball off a wall -- The spectator -- One big family -- Dull and boring? -- Changing faces -- Face odyssey. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
What is special about the face, and what happens when neurological conditions make expression or comprehension of the face unavailable? Through a mix of science, autobiography, case studies, and speculation, Jonathan Cole shows the importance not only of facial expressions for communication among individuals but also of facial embodiment for our sense of self. Drawing on work in neurology, human development, anthropology, philosophy, and the arts, the book moves from the biological evolution of the face, through the mechanics of expression and perception, to research on the importance of the face in the development of emotion and communication. The heart of the book, though, lies in the experiences of people with facial losses of various kinds. The case studies are of blind, autistic, and neurologically impaired persons; the most extreme case involves Mobius syndrome, in which individuals are born with a total inability to move their facial muscles and hence to make facial expressions. Cole suggests that it is only by studying such personal narratives of loss that we can understand facial function and what all our faces reflect.
English.
9780262270618 0262270617 0585077215 9780585077215 9780262032469 0262032465 0262531631 9780262531634
00015994 1048 MIT Press 9780262270618 MIT Press
Facial expression.
Face--Movement disorders.
Face--physiopathology.
Facial Expression.
Facial Nerve Diseases.
Facial Injuries.
Physionomie.
Face--Troubles moteurs.
MEDICAL--Physiology.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Face--Movement disorders.
Facial expression.
Mimik
Nichtverbale Kommunikation
Physiognomik
Selbstbild
Gef�uhl
Gesicht
Kommunikation
Wahrnehmung
Gelaatsuitdrukkingen.
Motorische stoornissen.
Neuropsychologie.
Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Health & Biological Sciences.
Physiology.
Expression du visage.
Visage--Aspect physiologique.
NEUROSCIENCE/General COGNITIVE SCIENCES/General
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QP327 / .C65 1998eb
612/.92
1997 L-961 WE 705 / C689a 1998