New Facial Expression of Emotion?

HealthCanal.com purports that new research suggests that there is a facial expression for anxiety. Published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the study focused on the facial expression of the emotion of anxiety and claims to have found the facial characteristics that are connected to the display of that emotion. The research, conducted…

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Doggie See Doggie Do: Dogs Communicate via Facial Expressions ?

New research has found that dogs can read human facial expressions just like babies.  This means that dogs rely on more than just verbal cues to communicate and anticipate our desires. The Week.com comments that 29 canines were used in this study.  They were shown videos of a woman who first had verbal communication along…

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Facial Expressions: The Emotional, Fascinating World of Sports

Something to bring a smile to your face in 2012 Photos By Zack Pumerantz Courtesy of Bleacherreport.com (Click here to link to a slide show) *Note from Dr. Matsumoto: It’s important to realize that while the picture above may bring a smile to your face, it is most likely not a genuine picture of emotion. Expressive…

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Left Vs Right: The Complexity of the Brain

New research is shedding light on how the left analytical and right creative hemispheres of the human brain work together in processing our visual world. The fascination of how the brain process objective information is not new to the scientific scene.  Many TV shows such as Lie to Me and court drama series have been zeroing in…

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