Negative emotions actually enhance a person’s memory. Who would have thought that it was all the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elms street movies that we watched after school that would make us the geniuses we are today? Well, it turns out it just might be according to an article in The Behavioral Medicine…
Read MoreFace of the Future!
IBTimes-New York has just reported that Facebook is just about to introduce its new mood recognition app. Face.com a face detection and recognition service has just introduced Facebook to its new facial recognition technology. They have announced the release of their new mood recognition API (for those of you who are not techies, application programming…
Read MoreCan Liars Really Control Their Facial Expressions?
The University of Buffalo has released more evidence that liars under intense scrutiny cannot suppress their facial expressions of emotion. Recently, the reliability of microexpressions in lie detection has come into question. ABC has reported on the perceived validity of microexpressions and their use by the TSA. The scientific truth is that there are seven…
Read MoreLet the Truth Be Told!
Is deceit an intrinsic part of the human emotional condition? No doubt, it has become an accepted part of human culture. From the little white lies we tell our kids everyday , ‘yes Santa Clause is real and you have to be sleeping for the tooth fairy to come’, to the exaggerated facts on our…
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