Mapping Emotions

Emotions seem to play a role in most aspects of human interaction and life, yet scientists and philosophers still know relatively little about them.  New information on emotions is continuously evolving and Science Codex has reported on one of the newest theories on the science of Emotions. This new theory, “the integrated embodiment theory of…

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Dr. Matsumoto’s Radio Interview – “View Point” with Ellen Shehadeh

Listen to Humintell director’s radio interview on facial expressions, emotions, & culture on 90.5 FM’s “View Point” with Ellen Shehadeh. “Faces are special because they communicate specific information about our emotional states as well as sometimes our thoughts and our feelings,“ Dr. Matsumoto pointed out. He comments on an investigators duty when trying to evaluate…

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Learning via Facial Expressions

In our electronic era online tutoring and even degrees are becoming more and more reputable and sought after. A few years ago this type of learning was thought to be less beneficial than the traditional classroom/teacher setting. Is it just as effective to learn online as it is in the classroom? New software has been…

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Infants Recognize Emotions

A recent article by Popular Science  reports on a new study from Psychology professor Ross Flom and colleagues that found babies are able to read each other’s emotional expressions as early as 5 months old.  The study which was published in Infancy journal comes right after similar research  published by Flom on infants’ ability to…

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