Emotion Transference

Did you know that objects can grab properties from nearby objects?  This is referred to as illusory conjunction. Well, according to Scientific American this is true not just of objects, but of social beings such as human, more specifically their faces. They report that researchers at Arizona State have documented that male faces are more…

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The Face of the Future

Take a glimpse into the future of store window marketing.  Tokyo is leading the way with their life like female android developed by Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro.   [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJWwJU2kxrI&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube]     Courtesy to CNET News for the video   Also, take a look at our recent blog post on Emotional Android Companions to learn…

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False Memories and Bad Feelings

New research has been formulated regarding a physiological marker for false memories  (not to be confused with lies), bad feelings and sleep. The Guardian has reported on new research that claims false memories have a psychological marker that can be determined via a simple test that measures the conductance of the skin. The results of…

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Finding Universal Markers for Deception

Dr. Matsumoto, director of Humintell and renowned psychologist has been appropriated by the Air Force Research Laboratory (who is also funding this endeavor) to find universal markers for deception. Dr. Matsumoto, a current Professor of Psychology at San Francisco State University and co-creator of the original microexpression training tool, has been researching human emotions and nonverbal…

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