We’re excited to announce the launch of The Humintell Emotion Primer – a pocketbook guide to the basics of emotion. It’s a little book that we put together that summarizes and describes some of the major points about emotions, especially about the basic emotions that we talk about in our work and that we’ve studied and…
Read MoreThe Link Between Children’s Bedtime and Emotion Regulation
A resent study from Pennsylvania State University suggests that a consistent bedtime for children leads to better emotion regulation while under stress or working with others. Children Sleep Study Researchers analyzed sleep and behavior data of 143 six-year-olds, mothers of whom were trained about responsive parenting in the first 2.5 years following birth. The children…
Read MoreLack of Facial Expressions May Reveal Severe Depression
Doctors may soon be able to diagnose a severe form of depression, known as melancholia, simply by looking at someone’s (lack of) facial expressions. According to VeryWell Mind, melancholia is a form of major depressive disorder (MDD) that is characterized by a complete loss of pleasure in all or almost everything. In addition, research has found…
Read MoreHow Doctors Can Communicate Beyond Words to Patients
Humintell Director David Matsumoto recently appeared on the VA C20 podcast as a subject matter expert on facial expressions of emotion and nonverbal behavior. C20 is a live interactive webinar hosted by Dr. Chad Kessler, Executive Director of Emergency Medicine for Veterans Affairs (VA). The podcast was originally launched in April 2020 to provide up-to-the-minute…
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