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Photography & The
Feelings Of Others
Presented By
Bhuneshwari
Kumud
Shreeya
Susmita
Photography
A great photo has ability to convey emotion.
 Emotion in a photograph helps a viewer
connect with a piece if that emotion is
prevalent in the viewer.
 Happiness & joy, sorrow & despair, these
are some of the easier emotions as they are
universally felt.
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Photography & the feelings of others ppt
Photography & the feelings of others ppt
Introduction
Photography is powerful because we can
place ourselves into the perspective of those
we see in an image.
Whether its street photography,
photojournalism or portraiture.
We use photography to understand ourselves
in relation to people around us.
Continues.
Our ability to identify with and imagine
someone elses point of view is deeply
ingrained into the architecture of our brain.
Photography plays a unique role in triggering
the network of brain regions that underlie
empathy.
To understand how photographs activate the
aforementioned brain network, its first
necessary to deconstruct emotional
processing into simpler components.
one of the most fundamental social skills
that humans have: that of imitation.
The Human Neuron System- From
Vision To Emotion
Imitation is automatic and a basic
requirement for developing practical social
skills, like empathy.
When we see the expression of other
peoples faces there is an unconscious
activation of the same muscles.
For example, when someone is sad and
frowns you too will active frown muscles and
feel similarly to the person youre looking at,
Continues.
 Imitation is a result of visual information
combining with muscle activation, which in
turn facilitates empathy.
Our capacity to imitate is thought to rely
upon a specialized network of brain regions
called the human mirror neuron system.
1
Mirror neurons are that they become active
in a person when that person is observing
another persons motor action, their
intention, when viewing faces that depict
emotion.
It begins with a brain region called the
superior temporal sulcus (STS), which
processes body movement, where someones
attention is directed toward, and emotion.
Photography & the feelings of others ppt
This data rich visual information is
transmitted from the STS to the posterior
parietal cortex (PPC), which is where mirror
neurons are first activated.
 The STS-PPC connection is thought to
support our ability to imitate the movements
of those we watch.
The combined visual-motor information from
the PPC is then transmitted to the frontal
cortex and some of this information is sent to
the language-processing region called Brocas
area.
 With a simple photograph our brain will
unconsciously processes biological motion,
attend to where emotions are being directed,
activate muscles of those we are observing.
And transmits this information to language
Theory of mind
Imitation is a basic social skill that often
occurs unconsciously.
However, as we age we become much more
aware of someones emotions not by direct
observation by rather by judging their intent.
Intent requires us to place ourselves into someone
elses perspective and to hold the belief that other
people have minds that are distinct from our own.
The Theory of Mind is a subfield of cognitive
neuroscience that studies how humans understand
the mental states of other people.
 Its quite the step in cognition to go from imitation
to understanding someones intention.
Indeed, understanding the mental state of others is
a developmental milestone & it does not happen
until about the age of four.
Children younger than four are often unable
to identify the point of view of another
person and do not understand that people
have a mind that differs from theirs.
It is likely that the human brain further
evolved to develop a theory of mind, which in
has allowed us to deeply examine the beliefs,
emotions, and desires of others.
Embodying The Photo
Photography is important because it can influence
our capacity to empathize, it effects our motivation
to help others, and help us connect with people
through imitation.
The very survival of our species has & still relies on
understanding how other feel, attending to the
needs of those around us, and working with one
another to construct a better society.
Photography & the feelings of others ppt
Conclusion
Photography is more important than ever
because we need visual imagery that reflects
our connectedness, especially in a world that
can be as inhumane as ours.
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Photography & the feelings of others ppt

  • 1. Photography & The Feelings Of Others Presented By Bhuneshwari Kumud Shreeya Susmita
  • 2. Photography A great photo has ability to convey emotion. Emotion in a photograph helps a viewer connect with a piece if that emotion is prevalent in the viewer. Happiness & joy, sorrow & despair, these are some of the easier emotions as they are universally felt.
  • 6. Introduction Photography is powerful because we can place ourselves into the perspective of those we see in an image. Whether its street photography, photojournalism or portraiture. We use photography to understand ourselves in relation to people around us.
  • 7. Continues. Our ability to identify with and imagine someone elses point of view is deeply ingrained into the architecture of our brain. Photography plays a unique role in triggering the network of brain regions that underlie empathy.
  • 8. To understand how photographs activate the aforementioned brain network, its first necessary to deconstruct emotional processing into simpler components. one of the most fundamental social skills that humans have: that of imitation.
  • 9. The Human Neuron System- From Vision To Emotion Imitation is automatic and a basic requirement for developing practical social skills, like empathy. When we see the expression of other peoples faces there is an unconscious activation of the same muscles. For example, when someone is sad and frowns you too will active frown muscles and feel similarly to the person youre looking at,
  • 10. Continues. Imitation is a result of visual information combining with muscle activation, which in turn facilitates empathy. Our capacity to imitate is thought to rely upon a specialized network of brain regions called the human mirror neuron system.
  • 11. 1 Mirror neurons are that they become active in a person when that person is observing another persons motor action, their intention, when viewing faces that depict emotion. It begins with a brain region called the superior temporal sulcus (STS), which processes body movement, where someones attention is directed toward, and emotion.
  • 13. This data rich visual information is transmitted from the STS to the posterior parietal cortex (PPC), which is where mirror neurons are first activated. The STS-PPC connection is thought to support our ability to imitate the movements of those we watch.
  • 14. The combined visual-motor information from the PPC is then transmitted to the frontal cortex and some of this information is sent to the language-processing region called Brocas area. With a simple photograph our brain will unconsciously processes biological motion, attend to where emotions are being directed, activate muscles of those we are observing. And transmits this information to language
  • 15. Theory of mind Imitation is a basic social skill that often occurs unconsciously. However, as we age we become much more aware of someones emotions not by direct observation by rather by judging their intent.
  • 16. Intent requires us to place ourselves into someone elses perspective and to hold the belief that other people have minds that are distinct from our own. The Theory of Mind is a subfield of cognitive neuroscience that studies how humans understand the mental states of other people. Its quite the step in cognition to go from imitation to understanding someones intention. Indeed, understanding the mental state of others is a developmental milestone & it does not happen until about the age of four.
  • 17. Children younger than four are often unable to identify the point of view of another person and do not understand that people have a mind that differs from theirs. It is likely that the human brain further evolved to develop a theory of mind, which in has allowed us to deeply examine the beliefs, emotions, and desires of others.
  • 18. Embodying The Photo Photography is important because it can influence our capacity to empathize, it effects our motivation to help others, and help us connect with people through imitation. The very survival of our species has & still relies on understanding how other feel, attending to the needs of those around us, and working with one another to construct a better society.
  • 20. Conclusion Photography is more important than ever because we need visual imagery that reflects our connectedness, especially in a world that can be as inhumane as ours.

Editor's Notes

  1. Mirror neurons were first discovered in the early 90s by Italian researchers studying the brain regions responsible for muscle activation.