Judgments of Subtle Facial Expressions of Emotion

Drs. David Matsumoto, Humintell’s director, and Hyisung Hwang continue their research into facial expressions of emotion with their latest research on judgments of subtle facial expressions of emotion. Past Studies: Previous studies on judgments of facial expressions of emotion have primarily utilized prototypical, high-intensity expressions. These are expressions that involve full-face configurations with contractions of…

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Why Russians Aren’t Smiling in Sochi

According to Ed Leigh and The National Journal, Russians aren’t returning smiles that are so freely given by many American and Europeans during this exciting and joyous time of the Winter Olympics. Why are these smiles not reciprocated? Well, its not as spiteful as you might think.  When Leigh asked a native Russian why no one…

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Taste that Expression

We are all familiar with the notion that our facial muscles relax and contract with the emotions that we display on it, which are more often than not involuntary, depending on how we feel.  Researchers in Tokyo have identified a similar link between taste and its involuntary display of certain facial expressions based on the…

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Still Face Experiment

Take a look at the videos below where Dr.  Edward Tonnick Ph.D from Harvard, studied infants, their communication abilities and how they read emotions.  A baby’s brain begins to learn about and organize the world around them through emotional connections. studied infants and their communication abilities as well as how they Read Emotions.  Through emotional…

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