We know that humans are terrible at distinguishing real pain from faked pain, but could your smartphone just do that for you? Building off of last week’s blog, it seems that some researchers have sought to implement the insight that computers are better at detecting genuine pain than doctors. In an exciting new study, the…
Read MoreHow to Distinguish Real Pain Expressions From Deceptive Ones
Sometimes it may be necessary to learn how to distinguish real pain expressions from deceptive ones. Not only does this aid in deception detection, but it can also help further our understanding of the pain expression, itself! In order to address this question, a team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego, and…
Read MoreRecognizing Signs of Pain in Others can be Tricky
It seems like a pretty straightforward question, but recognizing signs of pain in other people can be tricky. Not only is this an interesting intellectual question, but the ability to recognize pain can literally have life or death consequences. Many doctors are tasked with diagnosing a problem based only on the expression of pain by…
Read MorePain and it’s Similarities with other Basic Emotions
We have written a great deal about recognizing basic emotions, but what about pain? Certainly, pain has many similarities with other basic emotions, given its deep evolutionary basis and the universal nature of the pain experience. However, further attention must be paid to how we recognize expressions of pain as opposed to those of other…
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