In January of this year we shared the story of the first Full Face Transplant recipient, a Texas man, Dallas Weins who was very grateful for the life changing operation. Reuters.com, has reported on another face transplant that has had such success that the recipient Richard Norris is able to brush his own teeth and…
Read MoreThe Complexity of the Human Face and Emotions
Humans learn at a very young age to distinguish faces. In fact, studies have shown that an infant will pay closer attention (i.e. stare longer) at a face than any other object, no matter how colorful. The human face plays an important role when answering the question what is it that makes humans different from…
Read MoreSpotting the Facial Expression of Emotion
Can you spot the emotion that occurs in the video below at around 5:18? What do you make of her response? Share your thoughts in the comments section above! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoHPpzNL1qw[/youtube] Thanks to our affiliate Nicolas Fradet for the video idea!
Your Questions Answered By Dr. Matsumoto Part 5!
Thank to you everyone for your overwhelming response to the “Submit your questions to Dr. Matsumoto” post on March 16th. Here are a few questions and answers by Dr. Matsumoto himself! You can find out more about Dr. Matsumoto and his research at his website You can read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4 of the…
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