Emotion in Pictures

They say that pictures are worth 1,000 words. This seems especially true for images that show raw emotion, whether it be intense anger, bitter sadness or pure bliss. You can tell a lot from a picture; even without any words, pictures tell a story. What is fascinating when looking at pictures of emotion is that…

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Read with Caution…

A recent article found on the Global Times out of China caught our eye since it mentioned microexpressions. While the initial premise of the article doesn’t focus around microexpressions (but rather, gum chewing), a few points made in the article caught our eye, since this is exactly the type of area we specialize in. Right…

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Recent News From Our Research Division v.2

More news from our research division has provided additional insight into the benefits of microexpression training. In the first version of this series, we outlined 2 studies that Dr. Matsumoto and Dr. Hwang had conducted to study the effects of microexpression training. The results of the studies illustrated that individuals can be trained to detect…

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Questions Answered by Dr. Matsumoto Part 2

Q1. (Michel) I would love to learn about the non-basic emotions; like shame, guilt and disbelief. I saw a video-clip where Paul Ekman spotted deception by a micro-expression of disbelief – even if there isn’t any concluded work done on the subject, I think many of us would like to learn about what is known…

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