Robot companions can now express nine different emotional states. This new android, reported on by Wall Street Daily, is designed to be a resourceful human companion equipped with an animated neck, three discs and a set of eyes. Check out the link to the original article to view a photo of this new Anthropomorphism machine.…
Read MoreFetal Facial Expression Research Update
In December Humintell blogged on new research, which posited that facial expressions begin in utero. The article entitled “Baby Face” delineated that several facial movements begin in the second trimester and enable the formation of all the elements of laughter by the 30th week of pregnancy. This suggests that the smile is not a reflexive…
Read MoreFull Face Transplant Patient
The US’s first full face transplant is now able to display facial expressions of emotion. The 25 year-old from Fort Worth, Texas is doing very well. Mail Online News has reported that since his surgery a handful more have received the full face transplant paving the way for the argument that it should more widely…
Read MoreNew 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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