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Infant sensitivity to negative emotional expressions develops at around 6 months

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created Aug 13, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Scientists working in the Academy-funded Research Programme on Neuroscience (NEURO) have discovered important changes in the way that infants react to another person's face at age 5-7 months.





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Psychologist explores perception of fear in human sweat

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

When threatened, many animals release chemicals as a warning signal to members of their own species, who in turn react to the signals and take action. Research by Rice University psychologist Denise Chen suggests a similar ...


Sights and sounds of emotion trigger big brain responses

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created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of York have identified a part of the brain that responds to both facial and vocal expressions of emotion.


New study highlights difficulty in detecting threats in crowds

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created Jun 25, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Understanding and interpreting facially-expressed emotions such as happiness, sadness, fear or anger is something most of us take for granted. It is an evolutionary skill we've developed in order to survive - particularly ...


People identify fearful faces before happy ones

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created Oct 19, 2007 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

A new study proves that the brain becomes aware of fearful faces more quickly than faces showing other emotions: a capability that may have evolved to direct attention to potential threats.


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Facial expressions show language barriers too

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created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- People from East Asia tend to have a tougher time than those from European countries telling the difference between a face that looks fearful versus surprised, disgusted versus angry, and ...


Britons growing more anxious, fueling downturn: study

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created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Britons are becoming more anxious due to worries ranging from terrorism to bird flu -- and the general air of anxiety is adding to the economic crisis, a study said Tuesday.


Body language more expressive than faces

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created Oct 24, 2005 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Body language can shape first impressions of a person's emotional state, even when attention is focused on facial expression, Netherlands scientists said.


Study shows 3-month-olds are sensitive to emotional cues referring to objects in the world

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created Jun 11, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scientists have discovered that three-month-old infants are sensitive to emotional signals that refer to objects in the world. It was once thought that young infants could only process social signals that were directed at ...


Facial expressions have greater impact on kids with bipolar disorder

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created Nov 26, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Children with bipolar disorder respond differently to facial expressions than children without psychiatric disorders, according to a new study led by a Bradley Hospital researcher.


Reading a face is tricky business

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created Jul 31, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Reading the face of a person who is trying to conceal fear or other emotions is tricky business, according to a new Northwestern University study of electrical activity in the brain.



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