“Crocodile Tears” Don’t Fool Us

Do you think its easy to fake remorse? New research out of the Centre for the Advancement of Psychology and Law at University of British Columbia and Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, suggests that it may not be as easy as you’d think. For the first time, researchers Leanne ten Brinke , Sarah MacDonald,…

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Your Questions Answered by Dr. Matsumoto Part 3!

Thank to you everyone for your overwhelming response to the “Submit your questions to Dr. Matsumoto” post a month ago. Here are a few questions and answers by Dr. Matsumoto himself! Find out more about Dr. Matsumoto and his research at his website Chris C: Q: How many different facial emotions have been identified, including…

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Drugs and their Effect on Emotion Recognition

Fact or Fiction: Drug abusers have difficulty recognizing universal emotions such as anger, disgust, and sadness? Well, according to an article in ScienceDaily , a recent study by a group of scientists from the University of Granada suggest that it is true. Maria Jose Fernandez-Serrano, the main author of the research, found that 70% of drug abusers…

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Human Perception of Emotion

Have you ever thought of how a person’s body language affects you?  Have you disliked a person after only spending a short time with them and couldn’t figure out why? What does your body tell the people around you? According to an article from Discovery.com our bodies communicate a lot without the use of words. …

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