Research shows that doctors who offer empathic and positive messages can reduce a patient's pain, improve their recovery after surgery and lower the amount of morphine they need. But it doesn't mean that telling a patient ...
Aug 05, 2020
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A dominant body posture may help children to feel more confident in school. These are the findings of a new study by psychologists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg and the Otto Friedrich University of Bamberg. ...
May 18, 2020
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When people move their hands and arms while using their voices, listeners are able to hear it. Even without seeing the messenger, we can pick up each other's body language. Wim Pouw of the Donders Institute of Radboud University ...
May 13, 2020
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As the Australian premier season of The Masked Singer draws to a close, fans are listening hard to guess which celebrities remain behind the weird and wonderful costumes.
Oct 21, 2019
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Pauses in answers, body movements, elusive or angry looks, confusion, anxiety —the facial expressions and gestures made by witnesses matter in court. Conclusions about the credibility of witnesses can hang on their nonverbal ...
May 02, 2019
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Actor James Franco looks sort of happy as he records a video diary in the movie "127 Hours." It's not until the camera zooms out, revealing his arm is crushed under a boulder, that it becomes clear his goofy smile belies ...
Feb 26, 2019
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Rushed clinical visits and an increased reliance on technology in medicine that replaces in-person communication between doctor and patient have led to "a kind of professional loneliness" and "a crisis in job satisfaction" ...
Feb 11, 2019
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Communication breakdown among nurses and doctors is one of the primary reasons for patient care mistakes in the hospital.
Jul 30, 2018
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Ph.D. candidate Mariana Serras Pereira's research into misleading and deceptive behavior among children reveals that body language is very telling, and that children find it easier to lie to robots than to human beings. They ...
Jan 16, 2018
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We tend to believe that people telegraph how they're feeling through facial expressions and body language and we only need to watch them to know what they're experiencing—but new research shows we'd get a much better idea ...
Mar 02, 2017
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