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 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 MoreTo Be A Better Negotiator, Show More Facial Expressions
Listen to Dr. Matsumoto on Negotiate Anything Podcast You may think that in a tough negotiation you need a good poker face, but recent research suggests that being pleasant and facially expressive could actually yield you better results. Researchers out of Nottingham University in the UK collected data from over 1500 conversations while paying close…
Read MoreResearch: Dogs Wag Their Tails To Make Us Happy
It’s amazing you can form such a strong bond with an animal who communicates with you exclusively non-verbally. If you’re a dog owner, you know the joy of walking in through the door to be greeted by your pup excitedly wagging their tail. But did you know that dogs are one of the few animals…
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