Nomophobia, or "NO MObile PHone PhoBIA" is when a person experiences fear or anxiety about not having mobile phone connectivity. Nomophobia is considered a modern phobia. It most likely stems from increased reliance on technology ...
Health and social services should be designed to be more sensitive to the shame felt by their clients, patients and service users, experts have said. Using a "shame lens" can transform interactions between professionals and ...
Sep 30, 2022
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A recent study highlights the range of uncomfortable situations people living with blindness or visual impairment encounter due to interpersonal communication challenges, and outlines strategies people with visual impairment ...
Aug 9, 2022
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Parkinson's disease can disrupt multiple aspects of a person's functioning, including the volume, rhythm and intonation of their speech. In some cases, a person with Parkinson's will hesitate to speak or pause when speaking, ...
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Scientists used animated humanoid avatars to study how nonverbal cues influence people's behavior. Reported in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, the research offers insight into the brain mechanisms that drive social ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Show your baby your love, and you'll get a kinder, gentler adult child as your reward, a new study suggests.
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COVID-19 has taken the world by storm and profoundly changed the lives of children and families. Children aren't going to school and many businesses have temporarily shut down. Many parents are working from home and essential ...
Apr 28, 2020
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Blinking may feel like an unconscious activity, but new research by Paul Hömke and colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, suggests that humans unknowingly perceive eye blinks as nonverbal cues when ...
Dec 12, 2018
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Research using computer-animated 3D faces suggests that less is more for a successful smile, according to a study published June 28, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Nathaniel Helwig from the University of Minnesota, ...
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A recent study by researchers at Chatham University in the journal Human Communication Research, found that friends are no better at interpreting correct emotional intent in emails than complete strangers.
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