Look at the facial expressions of the Futbol (soccer) team from Barcelona below. Do you think they won or lost? Photo courtesy of Futbolita.com Athletes display a variety of emotions after a win or a loss. It can be difficult to distinguish between happiness, sadness or surprise, especially if they are subtle facial expressions…
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Dreams are nature’s best stress relievers? That is exactly what a new study by researchers at the University of Berkeley, California suggests. According to the The Daily Californian, the studies findings, which were published in the journal Current Biology, demonstrates that REM can decrease emotional intensity in reaction to past events. Els van der Helm,…
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New evidence shows that facial expressions begin in utero. Laughing and smiling begin in the womb as early as 24 weeks and are very prevalent by 32. Worldcrunch has reported that a British research team, from the University of Durham, confirms that babies develop the muscle mechanisms to smile before they are born. This would…
Read MoreFacial Recognition and the Brain
Most people can probably sympathize with the uncomfortable encounter with someone you think you know but aren’t quite sure if you do yet they look so familiar or perhaps you can’t quite place their face to a name and are secretly hoping someone will ask first? The brain’s capacity to find and recognize faces is…
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