A warning: when detecting deception in politics, don’t trust every media analyst you see or read who invokes body language. In fact when it comes to pundits commenting about body language in the media, “what you see is often more entertainment than science and it can contribute to misinformation,” says Vincent Denault, a communication researcher…
Read MoreLies, Lies and more Lies. [PLUS the Top 5 Myths about Liars]
By Wayne Hoover, CFI. This article originally appeared on w-z.com. Study shows lying gets easier for those who lie repeatedly! A new brain study recently published in Nature Neuroscience focuses on the effects of lying on the amygdala, a small tucked-away part of the brain that processes negative emotions. Using live human volunteers who were…
Read MoreReading People Depends on Identifying Body Language
While we have been focusing on microexpressions, reading people often depends on identifying their body language as well. Humintell’s Dr. David Matsumoto has done exciting work on the role of body language in human communication and the extent to which similar patterns span cultures. As we’ve noted, it is necessary to disentangle what expressions are…
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