Face perception
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The semiotics of the face studies the meaning of the human face in contemporary visual cultures. There are two complementary research foci: widespread practices of face exhibition in social networks like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and... more
Cet ouvrage invite à une lecture critique de la philosophie de Gilles Deleuze en reconstituant le système perspectiviste qui le sous-tend. La thèse qui est défendue est qu'on ne peut comprendre le « perspectivisme » deleuzien qu'au regard... more
The aim of this research was to study the influence of exposure duration and the spatial-frequency composition of faces in a «same-different» judgment task. Subjects had to match two faces presented successively. The recognition rate... more
Humans have a special ability to recognize human faces that transcends and is separate from the usual discrimination abilities of the visual system. Schizophrenia patients are known to have an impaired ability to recognize facial affect,... more
Emerging evidence has shown that human thought can be embodied within physical sensations and actions. Indeed, abstract concepts such as morality, time, and interpersonal warmth can be based on metaphors that are grounded in bodily... more
The present study explores the place of manipulation within the management of human appearance. It focuses on the theme of the mask thought of as an articial face and on masking understood as communicative and semiotic phenomenon.... more
Das komplette Buch ist hier als Download verfügbar: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339147401_Gesicht_und_Personlichkeitseindruck _____ Das Buch war viele Jahre vergriffen. Im Juni 2020 ist eine unveränderte Neuauflage... more
An International, Interdisciplinary Conference Organized by SILC, Semiotic Interdisciplinary Laboratory on Cultures, Shanghai University and University of Turin Co-Sponsored by The Department of Chinese Language and Literature,... more
This article provides a case study highlighting the challenges of assimilating Christian praxis into a multicultural context. Specifically, three issues are raised with regard to conflict resolution in the Chinese church in the North... more
The Uncanny Valley, hypothesized by Masahiro Mori in 1970, theorizes about a sensation of discomfort evoked in humans on exposure to anthropomorphic artificial bodies that preserve some mechanical features. The aims of this paper are... more
A biometric passport, also known as an e-passport, ePassport or a digital passport, is a combined paper and electronic passport that contains biometric information that can be used to authenticate the identity of travelers. It uses... more
Arguably, the meaning of the human face is currently changing on a global scale: through the invention and diffusion of new visual technologies (e.g., digital photography, visual filters, as well as software for automatic face... more
The London Riots of August 2011 were notable for the prominence of CCTV images of offenders in news and social media, as well as in investigation, prosecution and conviction. The Metropolitan Police Service relied on specialist units that... more
I first coined the term, Self-Media, in my article “Selfies shape the world. Selfies, healthies, usies, felfies" (March 2014, see references p. 14). I had no opportunity at that point to go deeply into the term and its implications. I... more
Today's pornography constitutes a semiotic laboratory capable of meticulously describing some characteristics of the cultures from which it comes and for which it is intended. In it, the role of the face is preeminent and assumes... more
Key Words Male pattern baldness ⋅ androgenetic alopecia ⋅ social perceptions ⋅ face perception ⋅ personality judgments ⋅ socio-cultural aspects of hair and hair loss Summary The paper presents a review of the empirical literature on... more
Emojis have become a prominent part of human communication, gaining in popularity ever since the first emoticon appeared in the 1980s. People merrily add smiley faces and icons to their messages, and in 2015, the Oxford Dictionary chose... more
Two experiments tested the hypothesis that social perception recruits distinct limited-capacity processing resources that are distinguished by the cerebral hemispheres. To test this hypothesis, social perception efficiency was assessed... more
Infant survival and the development of secure and cooperative relationships are central to the future of the species. In humans, this relies heavily on the evolving early parent–infant social and affective relationship. While much is... more
Scope of the book: This book focusses on the technical concepts of deep learning and its associated branch Neural Networks for the various dimensions of image processing applications. The proposed volume intends to bring together... more
Vi è un frangente misterioso nella storia e nella genesi del senso, quello in cui da un fondo insignificante emergono uno scarto, una scintilla, una singolarità. Lo “scevà”, termine preso a prestito dalla grammatica ebraica, designa lo... more
ATMs (Automatic Teller Machine) are becoming widely used in today's world because they are easy to use and offer convenience. However, today's ATM technology comes with some security risks such as the theft and misuse of cards, the... more
Ta Moko is the art of the Maori tattoo. It was an integral aspect of Maori society and is currently seeing resurgence in popularity. In particular it is linked with ancestry and a sense of “Maori” pride. Ta Moko is traditionally worn by... more