Emotions

Researchers have mapped where and how strongly we experience different kinds of love, covering everything from romantic love to love for strangers. The findings shed light on how context and the object of love affects our subjective feelings of it.

Associating positive or negative emotions to specific memories is core to survival. Researchers have identified a specific molecule that seems to drive the assignment of emotions to memories, which could lead to new treatments for anxiety and depression.

A team of researchers has reported the development of an algorithm that can translate the emotional state of pigs from the sound of their grunts. The researchers indicate the system could be used to monitor the well-being of pigs on a farm in real-time.

When conducting studies on how people react to different emotions, actual human faces may not express those emotions the same way each time, while photos just aren't as impactful. That's why scientists have developed a robotic head to do the job.

Last year we looked at an interesting research project from scientists at Cornell University seeking to use wearable cameras to track facial expressions, and the technology has now taken on a more practical design in the form of the NeckFace.

Australian scientists have found chronic pain is associated with lower levels of key neurotransmitters in the brain. It is believed this chemical disruption plays a role in the difficulties people with chronic pain have in regulating negative emotions.

With long space missions a real prospect in the near future, scientists are trying to find ways to mitigate the negative impacts of reduced gravity on the human body. A new study suggests microgravity can negatively affect cognitive performance.

A study is offering insights into how our brains generate pleasurable chills when listening to music. The research is the first to study this phenomenon using a new EEG system that allows for brain activity to be measured in natural environments.

A team at MIT is exploring whether the artificial intelligence in self-driving cars can classify the personalities of the human drivers around it.

The second biggest search engine in the world isn’t about words or information, it’s about body language and emotional expression, and you’re probably using it daily without realizing it.

​In the near future, it may be a lot more difficult to make computers believe that you're happy with something when you're actually not. That's because scientists at Britain's University of Bradford have developed software that can reportedly detect phoney smiles.

Kia is looking to make future autonomous vehicles as pleasant as possible, with a number of mood-adaptive features as well as a new eye- and fingertip-tracking touch-free interface system launched at this year's CES in Vegas.