Book Description:
In a society predicated on information, the media has a pervasive presence. From government policy to leisure television, the information age touches us all. The papers collected in this book constitute some of today's leading analyses of the information industry. Together, these essays represent a needed foundation for understanding the present state and future development of the mass media. Current trends in communications as well as media impact on public opinion are studied and reported on. (Imprint: Nova Press)

Table of Contents:
Preface

Categorical Perception of Faces and Non Verbal Communication pp. 1-30
(Salvatore Campanella)

Effects of Explanation on Emotion Attribution pp. 31-45
(Kumari Fernando and Jamin Halberstadt)

Perceptuo-Motor Interactions: Interindividual Differences in Multimodal Integration pp. 47-84
(Philippe Boulinguez, Frédéric Sarès, Abdelrhani Benraiss and Joëlle Rouhana)

Cardiovasular Responses of Laughter pp. 85-96
(Tommy Boone)

Dimensional Structure of Emotional Facial Expression Recognition and Complex System pp. 97-120
(Takuma Takehara)

Evaluation of Olanzapine Effects on Attention and Emotional Recognition Processes Through Event Related Potentials in Treatment Refractory Schizophrenics pp. 121-142
(Julieta Ramos-Loyo, Luis F. Cerdán and Miguel Angel Guevara)

Conversational Use of Sign Language by Cross-fostered Chimpanzees pp. 143-184
(Mary Lee A. Jensvold and R. Allen Gardner)

News Discourses of Avian Flu Influenza Virus pp. 185-201
(Wanda Siu)

Fingerprint Based Encryption
(Jie Tian, Peng Shi, Xin Yang, Zhe Wu, Peng Li and Liang Li)

Source Agenda Setting: Inter Media Influence in the Food Safety Scandal pp. 203-229
(Wanda Siu)

Index