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George Combe (1788-1858) rose from humble origins to tour widely in Europe and the United States, lecturing on phrenology, the popular Victorian belief that character traits were determined by the configuration of the skull. He founded Britain's first Phrenological Society in 1820 in Edinburgh, and was considered the foremost phrenologist of the 19th century. These volumes, first published in 1841, contain Combe's account of a phrenological lecture tour he undertook in the United States between 1838 and 1840. In the form of a journal, Combe describes the social and political institutions of the United States, and provides vivid descriptions of American society and customs. He also provides accounts of phrenological practice and the lectures he presented. Volume 2 covers his stay in Philadelphia and Maine.

Phrenology. --- United States --- Civilization. --- Description and travel. --- Brain --- Characters and characteristics --- Craniology --- Head --- Psychology --- Mind and body --- Pathognomy --- Physiognomy --- Localization of functions --- Description and travel

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Since the 1960's, a significant effort has been underway to program computers to “see” the human face&#8212to develop automated systems for identifying faces and distinguishing them from one another—commonly known as Facial Recognition Technology. While computer scientists are developing FRT in order to design more intelligent and interactive machines, businesses and states agencies view the technology as uniquely suited for “smart” surveillance—systems that automate the labor of monitoring in order to increase their efficacy and spread their reach. Tracking this technological pursuit, Our Biometric Future identifies FRT as a prime example of the failed technocratic approach to governance, where new technologies are pursued as shortsighted solutions to complex social problems. Culling news stories, press releases, policy statements, PR kits and other materials, Kelly Gates provides evidence that, instead of providing more security for more people, the pursuit of FRT is being driven by the priorities of corporations, law enforcement and state security agencies, all convinced of the technology’s necessity and unhindered by its complicated and potentially destructive social consequences. By focusing on the politics of developing and deploying these technologies, Our Biometric Future argues not for the inevitability of a particular technological future, but for its profound contingency and contestability.

Biometric identification --- Face --- Identification --- Security systems --- Terrorism --- Biometric identification. --- Systèmes de sécurité --- Terrorisme --- Identification biométrique --- Prevention --- Prévention --- Human face --- Head --- Pathognomy --- Physiognomy --- Biometric person authentication --- Biometrics (Identification) --- Anthropometry --- Face - Identification --- Biometric. --- Future. --- Tracking. --- approach. --- complex. --- example. --- failed. --- governance. --- identifies. --- prime. --- problems. --- pursued. --- pursuit. --- shortsighted. --- social. --- solutions. --- technocratic. --- technological. --- technologies. --- this. --- where.

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Using a combined morpho-functional approach the author found that polyinnervation of the neuro-muscular juction (NMJ) is the critical factor for recovery of function after transection and suture of the facial nerve. Since polyinnervation is activity-dependent and can be manipulated, the author tried to design a clinically feasible therapy by electrical stimulation or by soft tissue massage. First, electrical stimulation was applied to the transected facial nerve or to paralysed facial muscles. Both procedures did not improve vibrissal motor performance (video-based motion analysis of whisking), failed to diminish polyinnervation and even reduced the number of innervated NMJ to one fifth of normal values. In contrast, gentle stroking of the paralysed vibrissal muscles by hand resulted in full recovery of whisking. This manual stimulation depends on intact sensory supply of the denervated muscle targets and is also effective after hypoglossal-facial anastomosis, after interpositional nerve grafting, when applied to the orbicularis oculi muscle and after transection and suture of the hypoglossal nerve. From these results the author concludes that manual stimulation is a non-invasive procedure with immediate potential for clinical rehabilitation following facial nerve reconstruction.

Electronic books. -- local. --- Face -- Muscles -- Physical therapy. --- Facial paralysis -- Physical therapy. --- Stomatognathic System --- Paralysis --- Cranial Nerve Injuries --- Musculoskeletal Manipulations --- Physical Therapy Modalities --- Facial Nerve Diseases --- Therapeutics --- Biomedical Research --- Mouth Diseases --- Muscle, Skeletal --- Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) --- Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms --- Cranial Nerve Diseases --- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment --- Research --- Quality of Health Care --- Neurologic Manifestations --- Craniocerebral Trauma --- Muscles --- Stomatognathic Diseases --- Anatomy --- Complementary Therapies --- Diseases --- Nervous System Diseases --- Science --- Trauma, Nervous System --- Health Services Administration --- Signs and Symptoms --- Wounds and Injuries --- Musculoskeletal System --- Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation --- Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms --- Natural Science Disciplines --- Health Care --- Disciplines and Occupations --- Facial Nerve Injuries --- Facial Muscles --- Facial Paralysis --- Outcome Assessment (Health Care) --- Electric Stimulation Therapy --- Massage --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Neurology --- Facial paralysis --- Face --- Physical therapy. --- Human face --- Bell's palsy --- Facial nerve --- Facial palsies --- Facial palsy --- Facioplegia --- Paralysis, Facial --- Medicine. --- Neurosciences. --- Biomedicine. --- Head --- Pathognomy --- Physiognomy --- Movement disorders --- Neural sciences --- Neurological sciences --- Neuroscience --- Medical sciences --- Nervous system