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July 29, 2010

Poker face science

Filed under: Psychology Articles — Tags: , , , , — admin @ 5:00 am
The best 'poker face' is probably not a neutral expression, but a happy one, as it led to a greater number of opponent mistakes in a study just published in PLoS One.The research looked at how poker playing was influenced by the emotional expression of opponents and discovered that blank and threatening expressions had little effect, but a positive expression tends to lull people into a false sen

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March 4, 2010

Parkinson’s disease makes it harder to figure out how other people feel

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Scientists are beginning to find out why people with Parkinson's disease often feel socially awkward. Parkinson's patients find it harder to recognize expressions of emotion in other people's faces and voices, report two new studies.

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