Could there be a link between childhood maltreatment, depression, and emotion recognition? Researchers Kristine Kahr Nilsson, et al investigated this question by comparing the emotion decoding abilities of major depressive disorder (MDD) patients with and without a history of childhood maltreatment. The results of their study suggests that individuals who have experienced childhood maltreatment and suffer…
Read MoreCat Emotions: Cats Have Nearly 300 Facial Expressions
If you’re a cat lover, you probably already know that how to read cat body language; your feline friend uses subtle body language and nonverbal cues to communicate with you. You may even know that cats usually don’t meow to each other, only to humans (a tactic developed through adaptation and evolution). But how do…
Read MoreThe Latest Science about Behavioral Indicators of Deception
A Message for Professional Interviewers, Investigators, Therapists, and Negotiators I wanted to let our Humintell community know of a recent paper that was published in a top-tier, scientific journal on behavioral indicators when detecting deception. In the scientific community, there have been debates about whether behavior can reliably differentiate truths from lies, and if so,…
Read MoreThe Importance of Eyebrows in Emotion Expression
It may be easy to live your entire life without giving your eyebrows a second thought, but in reality, they’re an incredibly important social communication tool. As reported in the Independent, “Your eyebrows reflect your inner mental and emotional landscape with amazing speed and specificity. They are involved not just in emotional expression, but also…
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