Did you know? 1) Research has shown that of all the seven basic emotions, happiness is the easiest expression to recognize, even across cultures. 2) There are many different types of happiness including elation, euphoria, excitement, and amusement. However, research has shown that these enjoyable emotions are all expressed on the face the same way:…
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NPR recently featured an amazing and fascinating story about Jonathan Keleher, a 33 year old man who was born with part of his brain missing. Keleher is one of a handful of people known to have lived their entire lives without a cerebellum, a structure that usually contains about half the brain’s neurons. As a result…
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Take a look at the videos below. Both show mothers making emotional pleas to bring their missing children home. Can you tell which is expressing genuine sadness and which is posing their grief? What do you see on one mother’s face that you do not see on the other? For a past blog post on…
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