Empathy, Empowerment and Teenagers

As most of us know either from our own kids or interaction with other’s kids, teenagers can be moody, confusing and seem to lack empathy.  How can we cultivate sensitivity in our teens, especially teen boys? New research published in Developmental Psychology,  shows that biology, not parenting, is to blame for insensitive and selfish behavior…

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Dogs Experience Complex Emotions Too

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…

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The 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…

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Infants 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…

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