face perception

A discussion on vision that describes six case studies with individuals who have had their sight compromised and examines the many ways that the human brain perceives the world, our abilities to see in three dimensions, how the mind sees the world when our eyes are closed, and related topics.

Eighteen-year-old Finn, an outsider in his quiet Midwestern town, is the only witness to the abduction of town favorite Roza, but his inability to distinguish between faces makes it difficult for him to help with the investigation, and subjects him to even more ridicule and bullying.

A photographic concept book that emphasizes the things all people have in common, rather than the things that keep us apart.

Heather Sellers has prosopagnosia, a rare neurological condition that prevents her from reliably recognizing people's faces. Growing up she took what cues she could from speech, hair, and gait but she often could not recognize those she knew and feared she was crazy. It was only when she was an adult and took the man she would marry home to meet her parents that she began to recognize the truth of her condition.

Presents an extensive study of the face and discusses how facial recognition technology can help find missing persons as well as how different cultures define beauty.

A discussion on vision that describes six case studies with individuals who have had their sight compromised and examines the many ways that the human brain perceives the world, our abilities to see in three dimensions, how the mind sees the world when our eyes are closed, and related topics.