Emotion Recognition

Emotient, one of the leading authorities in automated facial expression analysis, newest technology FACET received the Most Innovative Product award from CONNECT awards ceremony held on December 6, 2013. The annual MIP Awards is CONNECT’s largest and most prestigious event, attracting more than 700 of the region’s top business leaders, researchers and capital providers. The…

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Analyze Your Brain – Focus Pocus

National Geographic’s TV show Brain Games, hosted by Jason Silva, recently had an episode devoted to the brain and its ability to focus. It goes into depth about the human brain’s attention span and has some fun and revealing tests for its viewers “I think the ongoing evolution of human consciousness is the ongoing ability…

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Fake Smile, Real Emotions

The NewScientist shares research from Japan that showcases how fake smiles can have a big impact on consumers. Shigeo Yoshida and colleagues from the University of Tokyo are developing what they call an Emotions Evoking System.  The researchers are working from a well believed thesis that physiological changes can cause emotional changes.   They created…

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