Your Questions Answered by Dr. Matsumoto Part 3!

Thank to you everyone for your overwhelming response to the “Submit your questions to Dr. Matsumoto” post a month ago. Here are a few questions and answers by Dr. Matsumoto himself! Find out more about Dr. Matsumoto and his research at his website Chris C: Q: How many different facial emotions have been identified, including…

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Spotting Microexpressions- Michael Astorga

Michael Paul Astorga is on trial for the murder of Deputy James McGrane Jr. in New Mexico. For those that may not be familiar with the story, Astorga is accused of shooting Deputy McGrane after being pulled over for a traffic stop on New Mexico Highway 337 4 years ago. Jury deliberations for Astorga’s trial…

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How Lies Can Spiral Out of Control

Thanks to Eyes for Lies for giving us the idea for this blog topic! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMsDXwFc_qE[/youtube] ABC’s 20/20 ran a show this past weekend about a woman named Biurny Peguero who falsely accused a man named William McCaffrey of raping her back in December of 2005. Despite the lack of DNA evidence, McCaffrey was sentenced to…

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Read with Caution…

A recent article found on the Global Times out of China caught our eye since it mentioned microexpressions. While the initial premise of the article doesn’t focus around microexpressions (but rather, gum chewing), a few points made in the article caught our eye, since this is exactly the type of area we specialize in. Right…

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