Sight Unseen: People Blinded by Brain Damage Can Respond to Emotive Expressions
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 11:35
in Psychology & Sociology
Seeing is believing when it comes to emotions. We smile, we gasp, we yawn when we see others do the same--a phenomenon called emotional contagion . [More]
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