Genuine Sadness vs Posed Grief

Take a look at the videos below. Both show mothers making emotional pleas to bring their missing children home. Can you tell which is expressing genuine sadness and which is posing their grief? What do you see on one mother’s face that you do not see on the other? For a past blog post on…

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Body Language of Defeat

A recent article in Slate by Daniel Engber looked at the body language of college-basketball athletes, particularly in moments of victory and defeat. Engber noticed certain consistent gestures: such as arms outstretched in victory and hands on heads in defeat. But what are the reasons for these gestures and are they learned or innate? He…

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Autism Awareness Day: Past Blog

April 2, is Autism Awareness Day. Every year, autism organizations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events. Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often struggle to recognize emotions from facial expressions (facial affect), hindering their social interactions. By using Humintell’s emotion recognition training tool MiX, researchers out of Rush University Medical…

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April Smile Challenge!

Humintell is excited to announce our April Smile Challenge! Submit to us a photo with your best social or genuine smile! Grand Prize: 1 photograph will be selected to be put on our blog with FACS coding. The winner will also be allowed to receive One (1) FREE license key OF THEIR CHOICE from any of our online training (not including…

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