Science World Report comments on a new study that purports that the human brain can distinguish between genuine and manufactured laughter. In a paper entitled “Individual Differences in Laughter Perception Reveal Roles for Mentalizing and Sensorimotor Systems in the Evaluation of Emotional Authenticity” published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, Dr. Carolyn McGettigan of Royal Holloway…
Read MoreMapping Feelings
Feelings are often associated with physical reactions: terror can send chills down your spine, and love can leave you weak in the knees. A recent study has linked specific emotions to physical sensations. Researchers at the Academy of Finland and Aalto University tested emotional responses in hundreds of subjects and then created maps identifying locations…
Read MoreHot Spot The Liar
The New York Times recently published an short article about people’s ability on recognize and interpret Hot Spots. Hot Spots are inconsistencies between what people say and what their non-verbals are displaying. An example of a hot spot would be, if you ask a person how they like your dress and they say “I love…
Read MoreBright Lights & Emotion
Health Central.com has enlightened us on new research that suggests bright lights, including the sun, are not as comforting and positively associated as many people might think. So, can bright lights make you more emotional? That’s the question researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Toronto, Scarborough set out to answer in a recent…
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