We’ve all experienced “gut feelings” but a new study out of Sapienza University supports the idea that these feelings could be tied to physiological changes. Researchers in Rome investigated how emotional states such as disgust and fear could affect acidity levels in the gut. The Methodology Giuseppina Porciello and her team asked 31 men whose…
Read MoreHow Communicating Through a Screen Affects Your Brain
Zoom. Microsoft Teams. Messenger. FaceTime. Skype. You’re probably familiar with all these video conferencing platforms and since the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been using them more than ever before. As we mentioned in a past blog, one 2021 survey shows that 54% of professionals now attend more (virtual) meetings than they used to pre-pandemic (in-person).…
Read MoreUnderstanding and Managing Anxiety, with Derya Ozes, LMFT
Humintell’s Sayaka Torra recently sat down with Derya Ozes to discuss understanding and managing anxiety. Derya is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist at DeryaTherapy and has been in practice for over 10 years. During their 25 minute conversation, they discussed how the pandemic has affected anxiety management, their personal experiences with anxiety, and more.…
Read MoreCan Humans Judge Animal Emotions? Yes, to an Extent.
Most people can discern how their pet cat or dog is feeling by just listening to them- happy kitties purr and angry dogs growl. But can this insight be extended to wild animals like a cow or a pig? A new study entitled “Age, empathy, familiarity, domestication and call features enhance human perception of animal…
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