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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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…
Read MoreCould Toy’s Facial Expressions be Harming our Kids?
According to the Mother Nature Network there may be a link between Lego facial expressions and children’s emotions. Since their inception, Lego figurines’ facial expressions have evolved to display more negative emotions. This has led some to believe that these negative emotions could have a negative impact on the children playing with them. Christoph Bartneck,…
Read MoreEmotinal Incontinence
There is a disorder out there that can mimic different emotions and often times mirrors depression. Pesudobulbar Affect or PBA can take its toll on anyone of any age group. However, it most commonly affects individuals with Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer’s, Its symptoms are usually sudden and uncontrollable bouts of laughter or crying for no…
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