A study published in PLOS ONE, suggests that fetuses actually practice their facial expression while in utero. MedicalXpress noted that the study, which was an eight year project applied FACS, a facial action coding system, used to study adult facial expressions, to the unborn fetuses throughout their development. The findings were that unborn babies practice…
Read MoreLying Summed Up: Believe it or Not
Want a refresher course on deception? Below Humintell sums up some of what science has found on lying, liars and microexpressions. For a brief overview on some Deception and Microexpression Misconceptions read Humintell’s Misconception blogs Part 1 and Part 2 and our Eye Contact Myth blog. Live Science recently pointed out that if accurate lie-detecting…
Read MoreLinguistic Deception and Brain Magic
Keith Barry introduces the idea of “brain magic” which he defines as the use of words, linguistic deception and nonverbal communication to create the illusion of a “sixth sense”. In the video below he illustrates how our brains can fool our bodies — in a trick that works via podcast too. Then he involves the audience…
Read MoreChimps Make Emotional Choices Too!
In the 1960’s Stanford University did a study on children and their ability to make choices specifically in regards to instant gratification. It is known as the Marshmallow Experiment. According to RedOrbit.com Stanford wanted to know how humans handled delayed gratification but that also raised the question of how other species close to humans would…
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