With the 2010 FIFA World cup taking place at this very moment, the world’s greatest soccer athletes are showcasing not only their amazing athletic ability, but also their raw, uncut emotions. Dr. Matsumoto’s study of athletes in the 2004 Olympic Games suggested that “expressions occur in relation to emotionally evocative contexts in people of all…
Read MoreLie to Me, Season 2- Episode 14 “React to Contract”
In another complex and dramatic episode of Lie to Me, microexpressions expert Cal Lightman takes on Jeff Turley, an Iraqi war veteran who seems to be suffering from PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). Turley seems to be having difficulty recounting events that took place while he was in combat and seeks Lightman’s help to remember. Lightman…
Read MoreLie to Me Preview 6/28 “React to Contract”
Take a look at tonight’s preview of Lie to Me, airing on FOX at 8/7c…will you be watching? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1iMlJfUUiU[/youtube]
Helping Visually Impaired Individuals “See” Emotions
A recent article published on the Science Daily website reports a new technology that could help those who are visually impaired to “see” emotions. For his doctoral thesis at Umea University in Sweden, Shafiq ur Rehman developed a new tool that converts facial emotions into special tactile sensations for the visually impaired. Rehman’s study is…
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