Did you know? The subtle nonverbal exchange of blinking back at someone who blinks at you helps humans and primates bond. Now according to a new study, dogs may also use blinking as a form of connecting to other canines. In their study entitled “If you blink at me, I’ll blink back. Domestic dogs’ feedback…
Read MoreCan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Read Animal Emotions?
As technology advances, scientists from around the globe have been investigating the use of AI to help recognize animal pain signals. Through computerized facial expression analysis, this AI technology can quickly and accurately recognize pain signals in animals. In some cases, AI is better at this task than some humans! This AI technology has been…
Read MoreWhy Laughter is Good for the Soul and Your Health
A recent review published last year in the journal Plos One found that spontaneous laughter leads to health benefits. The article combined the results from eight separate studies to answer the question: Does spontaneous laughter reduce cortisol levels? What is Cortisol? Cortisol is an essential hormone that affects almost every organ and tissue in your body. It’s…
Read MoreA Pocketbook Guide to the Basics of Emotion
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…
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