News tagged with emotional state
Mayo Clinic releases book with action plan to help beat heart disease
Heart disease is the nation's No. 1 killer for both men and women. But what's most astonishing is that almost 80 percent of heart disease is preventable, and even small lifestyle changes can have a big impact.
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Research reveals power of the subconscious in human fear
The human subconscious has a bigger impact than previously thought on how we respond to danger, according to research led by the University of Exeter. Published today, the study shows that our primitive response to fear can ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 18, 2012 |
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From neurology to psychiatry: Bullock probes mysterious seizures
Your emotional state has powerful control over your body — and Kim Bullock, MD, knows just how strong that hold can be. The Stanford psychiatrist works with patients who experience seizures that aren’t generated ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Was Darwin wrong about emotions?
Contrary to what many psychological scientists think, people do not all have the same set of biologically "basic" emotions, and those emotions are not automatically expressed on the faces of those around us, according to ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 13, 2011 |
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A computer system allows a machine to recognize a person's emotional state
The system created by these researchers can be used to automatically adapt the dialogue to the user's situation, so that the machine's response is adequate to the person's emotional state. "Thanks to this ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Teenage girls and senior students suffered highest levels of PTSD after major earthquake
Teenage survivors of a major earthquake experienced high levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with girls and older students being the most severely affected, according to a study published in the November issue ...
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Oct 26, 2011 |
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Rehabilitating cats one pat at a time
Traumatised cats are getting another shot at rehabilitation thanks to a novel research method being explored at The University of Queensland.
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Reduced recognition of fear and sadness in post-traumatic stress disorder
Facial expressions convey strong cues for someone's emotional state and the ability to interpret these cues is crucial in social interaction. This ability is known to be compromised in many psychiatric and neurological disorders, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 16, 2011 |
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New therapy may help people with unexplained symptoms of pain, weakness and fatigue
A new type of therapy may help people with symptoms such as pain, weakness, or dizziness that can't be explained by an underlying disease, according to a study published in the July 27, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the me ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Fatty foods really are mood enhancers
A new study published in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows just why it is that people tend to turn to fatty foods in order to boost their emotional state and reduce feelings of sadness. Be it ...
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Fatty food cravings genetically programmed
(Medical Xpress) -- In a new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, Dr. Alasdair MacKenzie has found a genetic switch that regulates thirst and appetite and is believed to be the reason many people from Western countr ...
Jul 18, 2011 |
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How the brain processes humour helps us understand emotions felt by vegetative state patients
(Medical Xpress) -- How the human brain processes jokes may help researchers determine if a person in a vegetative state can experience positive emotions – a breakthrough that could help friends, relatives and doctors ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Brain scan reveals how our brain processes jokes
(Medical Xpress) -- A new Medical Research Council (MRC) study which has uncovered how our brain responds to jokes, could help to determine whether patients in a vegetative state can experience positive emotions.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Doing good so you don't feel bad: Neural mechanisms of guilt anticipation and cooperation
On a daily basis, our social life places us in situations where we have to decide whether or not to cooperate with others. However, the motivation that encourages us to behave cooperatively is often not clear. Now, new research ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 11, 2011 |
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Researchers use human cues to improve computer user-friendliness (w/ Video)
Lijun Yin wants computers to understand inputs from humans that go beyond the traditional keyboard and mouse.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 04, 2011 |
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