Do you think you have an addictive personality? No what about when it comes to games of chance are you fooled by the odds in your head? New research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PNAS reports that an area of the brain thought to be important for emotion may be…
Read MoreFlirting and Body Language
A team of psychologists at Webster University purport that flirting is more effective than a person’s attractiveness when trying to hook up. They suggest it is the individuals who signal availability and confidence via flirting not the most attractive person that gets the attention of interested on lookers. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdRZs87iBT8[/youtube] The two most universal techniques are…
Read MorePerceptions of Fake and Legitimate Laughter
Science World Report comments on a new study that purports that the human brain can distinguish between genuine and manufactured laughter. In a paper entitled “Individual Differences in Laughter Perception Reveal Roles for Mentalizing and Sensorimotor Systems in the Evaluation of Emotional Authenticity” published in the journal Cerebral Cortex, Dr. Carolyn McGettigan of Royal Holloway…
Read MoreHot Spot The Liar
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…
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