What is Face Pareidolia? Have you ever heard of face pareidolia? This everyday phenomenon where people see faces in everyday objects is a human condition that relates to how our brains are wired. Once considered a symptom of psychosis, it arises from an error in visual perception. According to new research led by David Alais…
Read More4 Body Language Displays You’ll See at the Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics are a month away! The Olympic Games are set to begin Friday July 23rd and are an excellent place to observe body language and nonverbal behavior; tensions are high and emotions are always on full display. Keep in mind no matter how many times the Olympic venues and locations change, the facial…
Read MoreReading Facial Expressions of Emotion: 4 Personal Benefits
In one of our latest blogs, we wrote about the importance of reading facial expressions of emotion. Those facial expression benefits all had to do with increasing our understanding of others, including gaining insights about their mental states, mindsets, personality, motivation, and intentions. No doubt obtaining those insights and increasing our understanding of others is…
Read More4 Tips to Improve Infant Emotion Recognition Skills
Studies have shown that infants are sensitive to emotions expressed through facial expressions since their first year of birth. In fact, a study published in PLOS ONE, suggests that fetuses actually practice their facial expressions while in utero! In their first year of life infants begin to extract a large amount of information. However, in order…
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