News tagged with facial cues

Nonverbal power cues: Higher rankings lead to less cooperative facial expressions

(Medical Xpress) -- New University of Michigan research indicates that people in higher-ranked positions tend to exhibit facial expressions that are perceived by others as less cooperative, influencing how others react to ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High blood pressure may lead to missed emotional cues

Your ability to recognize emotional content in faces and texts is linked to your blood pressure, according to a Clemson University researcher.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stereotypes and status symbols impact if a face is viewed as black or white

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Tufts University, Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine has found that the perception of race can be altered by cues to social status as ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

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, ...

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created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Mal-intent' may be the future of security

If Bob Burns is correct, terrorists may betray themselves someday by jiggling on a Nintendo Wii balance board, blinking too fast, curling a lip like Elvis -- or doing nothing at all. Burns and his team of scientists are researching ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jun 01, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 6

Male or female? Coloring provides gender cues

Our brain is wired to identify gender based on facial cues and coloring, according to a new study published in the Journal of Vision. Psychology Professor Frédéric Gosselin and his Université de Mon ...

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created May 27, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (9) | comments 2