For generations, humans have fantasized about the ability to create devices that can see into a person's mind and thoughts, or to communicate and interact with machines through thought alone. Such ideas have long captured the imagination of humankind in the form of ancient myths and modern science fiction stories. Recent advances in cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging technologies have started to turn these myths into a reality, and are providing us with the ability to interface directly with the human brain. This ability is made possible through the use of sensors that monitor physical processes within the brain which correspond with certain forms of thought. Brain-Computer Interfaces: Applying our Minds to Human-Computer Interaction broadly surveys research in the Brain-Computer Interface domain. More specifically, each chapter articulates some of the challenges and opportunities for using brain sensing in Human-Computer Interaction work, as well as applying Human-Computer Interaction solutions to brain sensing work. For researchers with little or no expertise in neuroscience or brain sensing, the book provides background information to equip them to not only appreciate the state-of-the-art, but also ideally to engage in novel research. For expert Brain-Computer Interface researchers, the book introduces ideas that can help in the quest to interpret intentional brain control and develop the ultimate input device. It challenges researchers to further explore passive brain sensing to evaluate interfaces and feed into adaptive computing systems. Most importantly, the book will connect multiple communities allowing research to leverage their work and expertise and blaze into the future.

Introduced one hundred years ago, film has since become part of our lives. For the past century, however, the experience offered by fiction films has remained a mystery. Questions such as why adult viewers cry and shiver, and why they care at all about fictional characters -- while aware that they contemplate an entirely staged scene -- are still unresolved. In addition, it is unknown why spectators find some film experiences entertaining that have a clearly aversive nature outside the cinema. These and other questions make the psychological status of "emotions" allegedly induced by the fiction film highly problematic.
Earlier attempts to answer these questions have been limited to a few genre studies. In recent years, film criticism and the theory of film structure have made use of psychoanalytic concepts which have proven insufficient in accounting for the diversity of film induced affect. In contrast, academic psychology -- during the century of its existence -- has made extensive study of emotional responses provoked by viewing fiction film, but has taken the role of film as a natural stimulus completely for granted. The present volume bridges the gap between critical theories of film on the one hand, and recent psychological theory and research of human emotion on the other, in an attempt to explain the emotions provoked by fiction film.
This book integrates insights on the narrative structure of fiction film including its themes, plot structure, and characters with recent knowledge on the cognitive processing of natural events, and narrative and person information. It develops a theoretical framework for systematically describing emotion in the film viewer. The question whether or not film produces genuine emotion is answered by comparing affect in the viewer with emotion in the real world experienced by persons witnessing events that have personal significance to them. Current understanding of the psychology of emotions provides the basis for identifying critical features of the fiction film that trigger the general emotion system. Individual emotions are classified according to their position in the affect structure of a film -- a larger system of emotions produced by one particular film as a whole. Along the way, a series of problematic issues is dealt with, notably the "reality" of the emotional stimulus in film, the "identification" of the viewer with protagonists on screen, and the necessity of the viewer's cooperation in arriving at a genuine emotion. Finally, it is argued that film-produced emotions are genuine emotions in response to an artificial stimulus. Film can be regarded as a fine-tuned machine for a continuous stream of emotions that are entertaining after all.
The work paves the way for understanding and, in principle, predicting emotions in the film viewer using existing psychological instruments of investigation. Dealing with the problems of film-induced affect and rendering them accessible to formal modeling and experimental method serves a wider interest of understanding aesthetic emotion -- the feelings that man-made products, and especially works of art, can evoke in the beholder.

This book identifies and analyzes priorities, themes, projects and publications in the world's leading communication research institutes, centers and doctoral programs. It also presents an assessment of the state and future of communication research by prominent international scholars in communication. Using these data sources, the book provides a comprehensive review of communication and media research outside the United States, a critical gap in the literature. It is a useful reference for U.S. and international communication scholars, and can be a textbook for graduate and undergraduate courses in international communication, global communication and communication theories.

For generations, humans have fantasized about the ability to create devices that can see into a person's mind and thoughts, or to communicate and interact with machines through thought alone. Such ideas have long captured the imagination of humankind in the form of ancient myths and modern science fiction stories. Recent advances in cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging technologies have started to turn these myths into a reality, and are providing us with the ability to interface directly with the human brain. This ability is made possible through the use of sensors that monitor physical processes within the brain which correspond with certain forms of thought. Brain-Computer Interfaces: Applying our Minds to Human-Computer Interaction broadly surveys research in the Brain-Computer Interface domain. More specifically, each chapter articulates some of the challenges and opportunities for using brain sensing in Human-Computer Interaction work, as well as applying Human-Computer Interaction solutions to brain sensing work. For researchers with little or no expertise in neuroscience or brain sensing, the book provides background information to equip them to not only appreciate the state-of-the-art, but also ideally to engage in novel research. For expert Brain-Computer Interface researchers, the book introduces ideas that can help in the quest to interpret intentional brain control and develop the ultimate input device. It challenges researchers to further explore passive brain sensing to evaluate interfaces and feed into adaptive computing systems. Most importantly, the book will connect multiple communities allowing research to leverage their work and expertise and blaze into the future.

Introduced one hundred years ago, film has since become part of our lives. For the past century, however, the experience offered by fiction films has remained a mystery. Questions such as why adult viewers cry and shiver, and why they care at all about fictional characters -- while aware that they contemplate an entirely staged scene -- are still unresolved. In addition, it is unknown why spectators find some film experiences entertaining that have a clearly aversive nature outside the cinema. These and other questions make the psychological status of "emotions" allegedly induced by the fiction film highly problematic.
Earlier attempts to answer these questions have been limited to a few genre studies. In recent years, film criticism and the theory of film structure have made use of psychoanalytic concepts which have proven insufficient in accounting for the diversity of film induced affect. In contrast, academic psychology -- during the century of its existence -- has made extensive study of emotional responses provoked by viewing fiction film, but has taken the role of film as a natural stimulus completely for granted. The present volume bridges the gap between critical theories of film on the one hand, and recent psychological theory and research of human emotion on the other, in an attempt to explain the emotions provoked by fiction film.
This book integrates insights on the narrative structure of fiction film including its themes, plot structure, and characters with recent knowledge on the cognitive processing of natural events, and narrative and person information. It develops a theoretical framework for systematically describing emotion in the film viewer. The question whether or not film produces genuine emotion is answered by comparing affect in the viewer with emotion in the real world experienced by persons witnessing events that have personal significance to them. Current understanding of the psychology of emotions provides the basis for identifying critical features of the fiction film that trigger the general emotion system. Individual emotions are classified according to their position in the affect structure of a film -- a larger system of emotions produced by one particular film as a whole. Along the way, a series of problematic issues is dealt with, notably the "reality" of the emotional stimulus in film, the "identification" of the viewer with protagonists on screen, and the necessity of the viewer's cooperation in arriving at a genuine emotion. Finally, it is argued that film-produced emotions are genuine emotions in response to an artificial stimulus. Film can be regarded as a fine-tuned machine for a continuous stream of emotions that are entertaining after all.
The work paves the way for understanding and, in principle, predicting emotions in the film viewer using existing psychological instruments of investigation. Dealing with the problems of film-induced affect and rendering them accessible to formal modeling and experimental method serves a wider interest of understanding aesthetic emotion -- the feelings that man-made products, and especially works of art, can evoke in the beholder.

This book identifies and analyzes priorities, themes, projects and publications in the world's leading communication research institutes, centers and doctoral programs. It also presents an assessment of the state and future of communication research by prominent international scholars in communication. Using these data sources, the book provides a comprehensive review of communication and media research outside the United States, a critical gap in the literature. It is a useful reference for U.S. and international communication scholars, and can be a textbook for graduate and undergraduate courses in international communication, global communication and communication theories.

Comprehensive guide to the fundamentals and advanced engineering of the Beidou satellite system The first book specifically describing the Chinese Beidou timing/navigation system an increasingly important contributor to the GNSS Introducing the user location information sharing demands, technologies and development trends Highlights the technical features and broad application prospects of navigation, positioning and short message communication of the Beidou satellite system Enhances understanding of the fundamentals and theories of radio navigation and positioning satellite systems Offers guidelines as to how to implement their design and construction A comprehensive reference on the subject for those who are doing scientific or engineering research in this area

In this fourth novel, a high school reunion is the setting for an individual harboring a hatred for several high school classmates he blames for altering his future dreams and plans. His emotions have built to an apex and revenge is the only way to release his frustrations. Seeking murderous revenge on his high school classmates, he toys with the dedicated and tenacious detectives seeking to solve several unsolved murders that draw national attention. The characters are both real and easy to relate to. In his unpredictable style, the author keeps the reader intersested and challenged in figuring out the twisted mind of this unpredictable and violent psychopath bent on revenge.

In this the third installment of the Philadelphia Crime Series, the OCTF is back. This time they are tracking a sniper who has take out several icons that represent several insurance companies. The city is split on the side of justice after the sniper sends a note to the media. To complicate matters, the investigation complicated by some unexpected romantic feelings, causing several conflicts of interest. Our friend Julian Gando is not done either, as he testifies against his superiors before being whisked away into Witness Protection and his new life. But the past has away of catching up to those who have "crossed the line," and the results are usually both unexpected and dangerous. The familar twist, turns and surprises will again make this novel a page turning, addictive read. If you enjoyed "A Shot of Brandi" and Silk on the Rocks," this novel will grip you even more.

Stephen Davis and the OCTF now have several murders on thier plates, all hinting of mob activity. If this isnt enough news for the City of Brotherly Love, a budding serial killer is now applying his trade with no end in sight. With the help of some new crime fighters, such as Dieter Delano Treble, an FBI profiler, a massive effort is undertaken to make Philadelphia safe once again. But can these investigators solve these crimes before the city enters panic mode? Twists and turns abound, and the reader is led down various pathways filled with the unexpected. Bruce Titell has been startled by his wife's secret life, which transforms this successful buisnessman into a sociopathic menace. Julian Gando, an organized crime figure, is thrust into a into a new role that complicates both his personal as well as professional well being. Stephe Davis and the Oraganized Crime Tash Force are the group of law enforcement professionals whos job it is to put an immediate end to the horrific acts the forementioned have commitied. Philadelphia, its suburbs and Atlantic City furnish the locales that must be investigated in order to solve serial killings and planned executions that have the public up in arms. Expect the unexpected in this fast paced crime novel that comprises part two of this trilogy.

"A Shot of Brandi" is the the first installment in the Philadelphia Crime Series. The story introduces the Organized Crime Task Force, a group of Philly's finest crime solvers who persue high profile cases. However in this first story, they are saddled with two cases at the same time. The first involves Rick Grosse, a low level and likeable crime figure who provides hsi customers with everything from women to sports events to illegal materials, trying to stay under the radar. At the same time, two apparent mob hits grip the city of Philadelphia who have had their fair share of such violence in its history. Stephen Davis leads a group of crime fighters in his quest to solve these two cases, but not every clue and circumstance are what they appear to be. Expect the unexpected, especially during the ending, and enjoy this fast pacwed page turner.

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Dr. Robert Tan draws upon his many years of treating older men during their Andropausal years to share his personal research findings (superbly illustrated with case histories) to define the Andropausal biological milestone for the aging male; describe the evolving physical, sexual, psychosocial and mental challenges encountered; explain the role of hormones and supplements relevant to the Andropause phenomenon; and offers unique perspectives on memory loss, erectile dysfunction and sexuality during the Andropause. Written with a completely reader friendly and accessible text, The Andropause Mystery is highly recommended to both medical professionals and the interested non-specialist general reader.

Millions worldwide suffer from Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia and othe degenerative brain disorders. Although these are widely considered unprecentable, Dr. Zaldy S. Tan has developed a revolutionary plan that can slow down or prevent memory loss. Breakthrough research has identified the red flag behind early brain degeneration and Alzheimer's known as Mild Cognitive Impairment phase (MCI). AGE-PROOF YOUR MIND offers a revolutionary test to help readers identify memory problems and features a newly-developed 60- minute brain workout that proactively targets and strengthens specific areas of mental weakness to help prevent further deterioration of the brain. The book also reveals cutting-edge research on specific diet and lifestyle changes readers can make to achieve optimal mental health.