
Emotional responses to infant crying
Hearing an infant cry can cause negative emotions, which can impact the way we respond. Researchers Riem and Karreman instructed parents to apply specific emotion regulation strategies in response to infant crying.

How to measure emotions
Measuring or assessing emotions is not always straightforward and easy. How do we view the nature of emotions in the first place?

How emotions are made – ‘angry’ FaceReader?
In a previous blog titled “How emotions are made”, I outlined how neuroscience research in the past decades has shown that our brain gives meaning to our experiences/sensations through concepts such as emotions.

How emotions are made
Emotions are created in the brain: Neuroscience research in the past decades has shown that our brain gives meaning to our experiences and sensations, through concepts such as emotions.

The effects of negative campaigning on emotions
Do people display different emotions when they watch a commercial with or without negative campaigns? Sabine Dennert shares her findings in this guest blog post.

How botulinum toxin affects facial expression
For the past twenty years, the demand for cosmetic procedures to the face has increased drastically. New technologies have become available that make it possible to look ‘better and younger’.

What is Biometric Research?
Biometric research is the study of subconscious processes related to attention, cognition, emotion, and physiological arousal.

How to build a usability lab?
Usability testing is an essential part of user centered design processes. It is necessary to evaluate prototypes. So how do you build a usability lab? This how to will help you out!

Smile like you mean it
Of all human expressions, a smile is the most universal. But can you tell which smile is real and which is false?

How to master automatic Facial Expression Recognition
Many researchers have turned towards using automated facial expression recognition software to better provide an objective assessment of emotions.