Latest Emotion Stories
People with HIV are less able to recognize facial emotion than non-infected people finds a study published in the launch edition of BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Psychology. Reduction in their ability to recognize fear in others is linked to a similar loss in immediate recall, while those with a lower general neurocognitive performance also had a reduced ability to recognize happiness. The mechanism behind recognition of facial emotion is complex, involving many different areas...
FLEMINGTON, N.J., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- HCD Research announced today that it is offering a new research tool that combines the strengths of biometric, eye-tracking and quantitative on-line research to obtain greater insights into consumers' reactions to all forms of media. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20071204/NYTU133LOGO ) Through its new tool HCD EmCode RT(TM), HCD Research will provide marketing professionals with the ability to measure and obtain consumers'...
Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Researchers focus a lot of attention on the youngest among us. Through different studies, attempts have been made to understand just how infants communicate and what their motivations are for offering up their cryptic little messages. The cognitive development of infants – and the challenge of understanding it – stems to the fact infants are endowed with only a very limited ability to communicate. For the youngest infants,...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For men and women stuck in the logistical ruts of their lives as husbands, wives, life partners, and taxi services to kids, life may not be all wine and roses for Valentine's Day. Relationship Coach and Marriage Intervention Catalyst Dr. Jackie Black says, "Let's face it. The path to wine and roses can take a sharp detour from 'happily ever after' to 'game over' at dirty laundry, flu symptoms, and bills." To head off this potential...
Researchers recently completed the first detailed map of the brain regions involved in emotional intelligence, publishing the results of their study in the journal, Social Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience. Pennington, NJ (PRWEB) February 09, 2013 Researchers recently completed the first detailed map of the brain regions involved in emotional intelligence, publishing the results of their study in the journal, Social Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience, as reported in U.S. News and...
Young elite players at professional soccer clubs are at risk of burnout before they leave school because of the perfectionist standards they feel coaches, parents and team members demand of them, according to a new study. Dr Andrew Hill, lecturer in sports and exercise science in the University of Leeds' School of Biomedical Sciences, said some youngsters are showing signs of chronic stress, exhaustion, and disillusion with their sport at a young age. Researchers studied the...
"Coming out is no longer a matter of popular debate but a matter of public health," says lead author Robert-Paul Juster Lesbians, gays and bisexuals (LGBs) who are out to others have lower stress hormone levels and fewer symptoms of anxiety, depression, and burnout, according to researchers at the Centre for Studies on Human Stress (CSHS) at Louis H. Lafontaine Hospital, affiliated with the University of Montreal. Cortisol is a stress hormone in our body. When chronically strained,...
Alan McStravick – Exclusive for redOrbit.com The study of serotonin levels, the relation between depression and PTSD, and getting past the negative biases in human study reporting It is not uncommon to associate depression with sadness, frustration and a general sense of ennui. Anyone who has suffered from depression knows there isn’t anything good about it. Or is there? At the recent conference called Rat Genomics and Models at the Møller Centre at Cambridge University, Dr....
Helping readers address, cope with (and find a place to laugh about) the drama in their lives, stressbubbles.com Founder/Writer Abby Gardiner, M.A., with honesty and humour minces no words about what she has learned from life-long trials with anxiety and depression. London, Ontario, Canada (PRWEB) January 23, 2013 Stress can lead to chronic illnesses. Chronic illnesses can kill. Most people ignore anxiety and don’t know how to cope with it. The “have a hot bath, take a vacation, eat...
Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Scientists from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign recently studied emotional intelligence by focusing on combat-related brain injures in 152 Vietnam veterans. The researchers believe that this is the first study to provide a detailed look at how different brain regions can affect emotional intelligence. With emotional intelligence, individuals can process emotional information and work through various parts of the...
