News tagged with facial movements
Can a machine tell when you're lying? Research suggests the answer is 'yes'
Inspired by the work of psychologists who study the human face for clues that someone is telling a high-stakes lie, UB computer scientists are exploring whether machines can also read the visual cues that give away deceit.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 26, 2012 |
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British group unveils facial reading lie-detector
(PhysOrg.com) -- A British team of researchers led by Professor Hassan Ugail of Bradford University have demonstrated a new type of lie-detector at the annual British Science Festival in Bradford. Instead of hooking people ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Affectiva technology taps into people's emotions
Computers may soon understand people better than their spouses do, courtesy of innovations from startup Affectiva that expand on groundbreaking sensing research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 01, 2011 |
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New software to measure emotional reactions to Web
(PhysOrg.com) -- While most people have intuitive reactions to Web sites, a group of Canadian scientists is developing software that can actually measure those emotions and more.
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Artificial muscles restore ability to blink, save eyesight
(PhysOrg.com) -- Surgeons from UC Davis Medical Center have demonstrated that artificial muscles can restore the ability of patients with facial paralysis to blink, a development that could benefit the thousands ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 18, 2010 |
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Facial expressions show language barriers too
(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 ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Darwin complicit in manipulating photos
When Darwin came to publish The Expression of the Emotions in 1872, he employed images made by five photographers to illustrate the wide variation in human facial expressions. A new study of the way that two of these phot ...
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Adding antiviral agents to steroids to treat facial paralysis is not linked to improved recovery
Adding an antiviral agent to corticosteroids for treatment of Bell's palsy (a condition characterized by partial facial paralysis) is not associated with improved recovery of facial movement function, according to a meta-analysis ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Head movement is more important than gender in nonverbal communication (w/Video)
It is well known that people use head motion during conversation to convey a range of meanings and emotions, and that women use more active head motion when conversing with each other than men use when they talk with each ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 25, 2009 |
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Study suggests left-side bias in visual expertise
Facial recognition is not as automatic as it may seem. Researchers have identified specific areas in the brain devoted solely to picking out faces among other objects we encounter. Two specific effects have been established ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Autism skews developing brain with synchronous motion and sound (w/Video)
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to stare at people's mouths rather than their eyes. Now, an NIH-funded study in 2-year-olds with the social deficit disorder suggests why they might find mouths so attractive: ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 29, 2009 |
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Psychologists shed light on origins of morality
In everyday language, people sometimes say that immoral behaviours "leave a bad taste in your mouth". But this may be more than a metaphor according to new scientific evidence from the University of Toronto that shows a ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 26, 2009 |
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