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A Computer That Understands How You Feel

July 26, 2019

A new, brain-inspired computer system called EmoNet is shedding a surprising new light on how images impact emotions

Smart Materials Provide Real-Time Insight into Wearers' Emotions

July 1, 2019

Smart materials on wrist-worn prototypes can aid people diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and bi-polar disorders in monitor...

Babies Make the Link between Vocal and Facial Emotion

April 12, 2018

Can babies really tell the difference between anger and happiness at six months or do they only recognize the physical charac...

Why Expressive Brows Might Have Mattered in Human Evolution

April 10, 2018

Research to raise a few eyebrows: Why expressive brows might have mattered in human evolution

Emotional Bond Between Humans and Dogs Dates Back 14,000 Years

February 28, 2018

Researchers discovered that a dog found in a grave dating to the start of the last century had been sick for a long time...

Are Humans "Smeller Underachievers?" Not So Fast…

February 27, 2018

A growing number of scientists are advancing the argument that smell has a powerful influence on emotions and behavior

Emotional States Discovered in Fish

October 31, 2017

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that fish have emotional states triggered by the way they perceive envi...

Scientists Map Monogamy, Jealousy in the Monkey Mind

October 23, 2017

Uncovering the neurobiology of social bonding in monogamous primate species

Wine Descriptions Make Us More Emotional about Wine

June 7, 2017

“Cleverly written wine and producer descriptions when coupled with unbranded wine tasting can evoke more positive emoti...

The Upside of Worrying

April 28, 2017

New study by UC Riverside psychology professor shows there's a positive side to worrying

Showing Distress at Work? To Recover, Reframe It as Passion

December 13, 2016

New study suggests people who reframe a display of distress as passion, rather than emotionality, are seen as more competent ...

For Managers, Emotional Intelligence Trumps IQ

September 6, 2016

Emotion and cognition, are not just discrete, independent operators, but are interwoven in mental life

‘Virtual Partner’ Elicits Emotional Responses from a Human

May 18, 2016

“How does it ‘feel’ to interact behaviorally with a machine?” To answer that question, scientists cre...

Are You Angry? Researchers Measure Emotion with Your Mouse Clicks

December 17, 2015

Feeling negative emotions alters natural cursor movement

Study: Short Winter Days Trigger Aggression Hormones Differently Based on Sex

November 26, 2015

Territorial hamsters reveal biological mechanism behind the difference in male vs. female aggression

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