Is man’s best friend a complex bundle of emotions? Pet owners would all like to be able to have a better understanding of their pet’s feelings, right? Well now they can. The New York Times reports on a study by Gregory Berns, professor of neuroeconomics at Emory University, and his colleagues who delve into the…
Read MoreThe New Face of Finance
Facial Recognition software is now being used to tell how people really feel about their money. This new feature is being implemented in New Zealand and has thousands of people taking part in the Bank of New Zealand’s online facial scans. The facial scan called EmotionScan is an online feature that links facial expressions to…
Read MoreInfants and Emotion
Recent research suggest that infants as young as 18 months can tell when someone is “faking” their feelings when their emotions and expressions don’t align with an event. New research from Concordia University, reported on by Medical Xpress suggest that infants 18 months and older have the ability to detect whether a person’s emotions are…
Read MoreEmotion Overload: Crying on Planes
The Atlantic reports on why we tend to cry on planes. You’re usually alone, secluded from the rest of the world, no contact with anyone (no email or phone. Why not have a good cry? According to this article, 41% of men stated that they had “buried themselves in blankets to hide tears in their eyes…
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