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SAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite increasing awareness of environmentalism, the problems worsen. The solution may lie in better understanding of human emotion - the subject of a conference at Harvard University in June. The NexusEQ Conference (www.NexusEQ.com) brings together world leading scientists and practitioners to use emotion to spark positive change. This year's Earth Day theme is, "The Face of Climate Change." Perhaps, then, it's a day to look in the...
In Dr. Ann Polya's new book readers witness the power of Emotional Intelligence in the upcoming London International Book Exhibit JUPITER, Fla., April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The author of Brain Fitness: Breakthrough Training for Those Who Mind is back with another winning read. Dr. Ann Polya recently released her new book, Mind over Matter: the Power of Emotional Intelligence, which is built on her first exploration of the applications and use of all the recent research in...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online One of the hottest trends in Hollywood right now is toward 3D technology in new movies despite an ongoing debate about its merits. A new study published in Biological Psychiatry reveals that even our brains use three dimensions to communicate out feelings and emotions. The report of emotions for humans relies on three distinct systems in the brain. The first system directs attention to affective states ("I feel"). The second system...
Emotional appeals could be more effective than celebrities when promoting products related to a consumer's identity, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. "Specific emotions can help consumers strengthen their identities by providing information about how to feel a particular identity, especially when emotions are associated with distinct patterns of action. Consumers tend to choose products that bolster emotions associated with a particular identity," write authors...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online As smartphones become a more and more integral part of our daily lives, a group of engineers at the University of Rochester are predicting that they will soon be able to gauge a person’s mood in the same way our best friends and family members can—based on voice inflections. This week, that team of engineers will debut a new computer program at the 2012 IEEE Workshop on Spoken Language Technology that gauges human feelings via...
In a digital age where dissatisfied consumers vent their concerns through biting viral videos, nasty blog posts or negative online comments, managers need to develop strategies to soothe angry customers in person as well as online, according to a new study in the latest edition of the Journal of Service Research. In a study that explores the changing ways in which customers express their emotions, the researchers found that anger can quickly fuel negative word-of-mouth commentary to fellow...
Jedidiah Becker for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online There are few more fascinating and mind-bending frontiers in fields of neuroscience and psychology than the study of how the brain perceives time. While symphonies, stock markets and our daily schedules are conveniently constructed around the well-defined, predictable progression of what might be called ‘objective time’, our brains take a much more flexible approach to dealing with passing events, stretching, condensing and...
WHEATON, Ill., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It was recently announced that The Total Health Institute (http://www.totalhealthinstitute.com) (THI) has launched a new program specifically designed to restore total health to marriages. THI's Christian Marriage Retreat (http://www.totalhealthinstitute.com/christian-marriage-retreat/) employs a unique, holistic approach to restoring health and balance to a married couple, blending physical, emotional and spiritual disciplines to...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Researchers in Malaysia are teaching a computer to interpret human emotions based on lip patterns in order to improve the way people interact with computers. The research, which is published in the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing, could also allow disabled people to better use computer-based communications devices, such as voice synthesizers, more effectively. "In recent years, there has been...
