How good are you at detecting emotions? Followers of this blog have by now read extensively about basic emotions and the many characteristic features present in each. Perhaps this has made emotional recognition seem pretty simple. All we have to do is look at the lips, eyebrows, and other facial features, and we can conclude…
Read MoreThe Struggle For Emotional Recognition
Emotional and facial expression recognition are particularly interesting phenomena. Not only are they both incredibly fundamental to our interactions, but we are rarely even aware of performing them. While we rely heavily on our ability to recognize each other’s faces and emotions, this reliance makes life that much harder for those who struggle with these…
Read MoreWhat is Your Boss Feeling?
Do you know if your boss is happy or sad? Many managers try to stay professional and prevent their emotions from impacting the workplace, but new research suggests that this is simply not possible. We inevitably pick up on our managers’ emotions, and this recognition can have major effects within the workplace, for both floor…
Read MoreHow Our Brains Read People
For centuries, philosophers and scientists have struggled to discover the mysterious origins of human language. A growing body of psychological research may have developed a neurological answer to this question, finding that language is closely intertwined with our abilities to empathize with and understand other people. Not only does recent scholarship suggest that our language…
Read More