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Gait cues reveal mood: study links limb swing to anger and sadness
science24 days ago

Gait cues reveal mood: study links limb swing to anger and sadness

New research shows that how a person walks—especially arm and leg swing amplitude—can signal their emotional state. In experiments, observers correctly guessed emotions from point-light gait videos, with bigger swings associated with anger and smaller swings with sadness or fear; altering swing amplitude made these emotions easier to infer, suggesting gait is a key nonverbal cue with potential applications in CCTV screening and mood-monitoring wearables, though ethical considerations remain.

via The Guardian|
#body-movement#emotion#gait
Autistic and non-autistic faces encode emotions in different languages.
mind-and-brain2 months ago

Autistic and non-autistic faces encode emotions in different languages.

A Birmingham-led study using advanced facial motion tracking found autistic and non-autistic people express basic emotions with different facial cues, leading to mutual misinterpretations. Autistic expressions tend to be more varied and rely more on mouth movements, with subtler smiles and distinct sadness cues; alexithymia further blurs these expressions. The researchers frame emotional expression as two complementary 'languages' rather than a deficit and call for more work on cross-language understanding.

via ScienceDaily|
#alexithymia#autism#emotion
The rare condition that eliminates fear sensation
science6 months ago

The rare condition that eliminates fear sensation

Some rare individuals, like Jordy Cernik and SM, lack the ability to feel fear due to damage or mutation affecting the amygdala, a brain region involved in processing fear, revealing that fear responses are complex and can be specific to external or internal threats, with implications for understanding survival and modern stress.

via BBC|
#amygdala#brain#emotion
Shohei Ohtani's Dynamic Return to the Mound
sports9 months ago

Shohei Ohtani's Dynamic Return to the Mound

Shohei Ohtani's first game pitching for the Dodgers revealed a more emotional and intense side of him, contrasting with his playful hitting demeanor. He threw fastballs over 100 mph, was visibly frustrated, and showed more animated reactions on the mound, while his batting performance remained relaxed and successful. This game highlighted the different sides of Ohtani as both a pitcher and hitter.

via Los Angeles Times|
#baseball#dodgers#emotion
Recent Neuroscience Studies Uncover Surprising Memory Insights
science10 months ago

Recent Neuroscience Studies Uncover Surprising Memory Insights

Recent neuroscience studies reveal that memory is an active, adaptable system influenced by emotion, attention, and bodily processes, with findings showing how emotional arousal can blur memories, repetition strengthens emotional memories via the amygdala, chewing may boost memory through antioxidants, stress can distort and generalize memories, non-neural cells can 'remember' stimuli, long-term memory stability involves molecular mechanisms, and attention is only influenced by memory when actively engaged.

via PsyPost|
#brain#emotion#memory
Emotional Battles and Epic Performances on 'The Voice'
entertainment2 years ago

Emotional Battles and Epic Performances on 'The Voice'

Reba McEntire gets emotional during The Voice Battle Rounds rehearsals as she pairs up two of her team members for a duet. She tears up multiple times while instructing the singers to bring emotion to their performance. Although the actual performance lacked some of the heart from rehearsals, Reba names Alison the winner of the Battle. Gwen Stefani, who is returning to The Voice without her husband Blake Shelton, shares her experience and praises Reba's coaching. The Voice airs on NBC.

via Entertainment Tonight|
#battle-rounds#emotion#entertainment
"Powerball Winner Caught on Camera at Store That Sold $1B Ticket"
human-interest2 years ago

"Powerball Winner Caught on Camera at Store That Sold $1B Ticket"

A woman claiming to be the winner of the $1.08 billion Powerball jackpot was seen at the California convenience store where the ticket was sold, overcome with emotion and unable to speak. She hugged people and collapsed on her knees in tears before driving off in a BMW. The store owner initially thought it was fake, but his daughters believe the woman is the daughter of a customer who bought the ticket. The formal process to officially identify the winner will take longer, according to the California Lottery. The store owner will receive a $1 million bonus for selling the ticket.

via The Independent|
#emotion#human-interest#lottery
The Left Side of the Brain: A Key Player in Human Hearing Preferences
science2 years ago

The Left Side of the Brain: A Key Player in Human Hearing Preferences

A new study conducted by neuroscientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Lausanne University Hospital, and the University of Lausanne in Switzerland found that most humans prefer hearing out of their left ear over the right one. The left ear drives information to the right hemisphere of the auditory cortex first, better allowing us to process emotion. The study is a major step forward for how further studies will be conducted to better understand how we as humans input information.

via Giant Freakin Robot|
#brain#emotion#hearing
The Brain's Peculiar Affinity for Left-Side Sounds
neuroscience2 years ago

The Brain's Peculiar Affinity for Left-Side Sounds

Neuroscientists have discovered that positive human sounds, like laughter, trigger stronger neural activity in the brain's auditory system when they are heard from the left-hand side, suggesting the human auditory cortex is specially tuned to the direction of sounds that make us happy. The left ear can more easily identify the emotional tone in someone's voice, hinting at some underlying specialization. The study suggests that heightened sensitivity to certain noises coming from certain directions makes broad evolutionary sense, but a left-handed bias to the emotion in human voices is not so easily explained.

via ScienceAlert|
#auditory-cortex#emotion#human-brain
The Power of Music on the Brain and Education
neuroscience2 years ago

The Power of Music on the Brain and Education

Music engages multiple areas of the brain, including the auditory cortex, prefrontal cortex, motor cortex, and hippocampus, making it an excellent exercise for the mind. It triggers the release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with pleasure and reward, and has a unique link to our memories due to the strong connection between music and the hippocampus. Music therapy has shown promise in treating a variety of conditions, including Parkinson’s disease, depression, and stroke, by leveraging the emotional, cognitive, and motor stimulation that music provides.

via Neuroscience News|
#brain#emotion#memory
finance2 years ago

"Buffett's advice for successful investing: Embrace rationality, not emotions"

At Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholder meeting, Warren Buffett advised investors to remove emotion from their decision-making process when it comes to business and investing. This strategy has worked for Berkshire Hathaway over the years, as the conglomerate has outperformed the S&P 500 from 1965 to 2022. Buffett's signature value-oriented investment philosophy consists of buying and holding a core set of quality companies over long periods of time. Fellow value investor Jonathan Boyar emphasized the importance of analyzing a business's quality and valuation. Buffett's longtime business partner, Charlie Munger, agreed with Buffett on removing emotion from the decision-making process, but noted that it may be more challenging for value investors going forward.

via Yahoo Finance|
#berkshire-hathaway#emotion#finance