The Neuroscience of Social Emotion

The Monthly.com, Australia, has reported on the Mind and it’s Potential Conference that took place December 2009 in Sydney, Australia. The video below of Dr. Daniel Siegel MD, a psychiatrist, is about Interpersonal Neurobiology, “We feel; therefore we learn the neuroscience of social emotion.” The video explores the mind, the brain and relationships and how…

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Telling Lies

Some kids lie about everything, others only lie when trying to avoid punishment while a select few can be brutally honest.  We all lie and most parents know that their kids lie too, but why?  Huff Post “parents” reports on the facts about children and lying. One mom had this experience and commented, “[what bothered…

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Universal Facial Expressions & Attractiveness

 Is the attractiveness of a person’s face impacted by the facial expression they make? Most people think that smiling makes a person look more attractive.  Is this really true? Researchers at the University of Portsmouth in the UK decided to test the theory and find out, not only if attractive people are more attractive when…

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Detecting Deception in the Workplace

The workplace can be very hectic and stressful.  Do you think it would benefit you to know when a co-worker or your boss was lying to you? Below are a few tips from Chron.com of what to look for if you want to know if your boss is really considering you for that promotion. There…

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