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 MoreThe Truth Lies in Our Eyes?
A new device is being held to detect deception by accurately reading eye behavior. Broadway World.com comments on this non-invasive lie detection method called EyeDetect. Scientists at Utah based company Conversus, which invented the EyeDetect and the computerized polygraph, claim that their device can detect whether a person is being honest or is lying through…
Read MoreYour Car May Soon Be Able to Tell When You Have Road Rage
The science fiction novels that many of us read as children are turning into science fact with our fast-paced technologically advancing world. A team of research scientists from the Swiss company EPFL has developed a system that allows cars to detect their driver’s emotional states. According to the company’s News Mediacom page, their aim is…
Read MoreFrozen Emotions
A new study, commented on by The New York Times, lends even more evidence to the theory that regular botox injections can help treat depression. Last year, we blogged about a study by Dr. Eric Finzi that suggested that onabotulinumtoxinA (commonly referred to as “Botox”) injected into the corrugator and procerus muscles (the frown muscles…
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