The Mechanism of Human Facial Expression

by Guillaume-Benjamin Duchenne

Book Overview

In Mecanisme de la Physionomie Humaine, the great nineteenth-century French neurologist Duchenne de Boulogne combined his intimate knowledge of facial anatomy with his skill in photography and expertise in using electricity to stimulate individual facial muscles to produce a fascinating interpretation of the ways in which the human face portrays emotions. This book was pivotal in the development of psychology and physiology as it marked the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521032067
• ISBN13: 9780521032063
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"