Mapping Emotions

Emotions seem to play a role in most aspects of human interaction and life, yet scientists and philosophers still know relatively little about them.  New information on emotions is continuously evolving and Science Codex has reported on one of the newest theories on the science of Emotions. This new theory, “the integrated embodiment theory of…

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Dr. Matsumoto’s Radio Interview – “View Point” with Ellen Shehadeh

Listen to Humintell director’s radio interview on facial expressions, emotions, & culture on 90.5 FM’s “View Point” with Ellen Shehadeh. “Faces are special because they communicate specific information about our emotional states as well as sometimes our thoughts and our feelings,“ Dr. Matsumoto pointed out. He comments on an investigators duty when trying to evaluate…

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Body Language & Visual Media

By Guest Blogger Eric Goulard Goulard is Humintell’s French affiliate who focuses on nonverbal communication and body language.  He offers online education and resources in these fields via his website. In this blog Goulard references the first ever televised presidential debate and offers some commentary on the impact of nonverbal communication. In 1960, the debate…

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Facial Cues that Do & Don’t Indicate Lying

4GWAR, the nations counter terrorism, homeland security and  new technologies blog recently did an article on Humintell’s Director, Dr. David Matsumoto and his speech at a Human Geography Conference outside of Washington D.C. The article’s focus was on the “geography” of  the human and that role in deception detection.  Human geography is a multi-discipline study…

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