September 30, 2007
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Good morning, how are you? Here's the daily news to check out - and remember to keep in good health.
Nemesysco's Voice Analysis Technology Helps Detect Mental Stress
Nemesysco Ltd., a leading provider of voice analysis technologies for the defense and civilian markets, announced that its unique Layered Voice Analysis (LVA) technology has been found to be a reliable and valid tool for detecting mental stress through speech, according to a study conducted by Psycholosoft, a research group belonging to Department of Psychiatry at the University of Tsukuba in Japan and Alegria Corporation, Nemesysco's distributor in Japan. [click link for full article] (Read More)
Studying The Effects Of Negative Emotion On Memory
Do you remember exactly where you were when you learned of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks? Your answer is probably yes, and researchers are beginning to understand why we remember events that carry negative emotional weight.In Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston College psychologist, Elizabeth Kensinger and colleagues, explain when emotion is likely to reduce our memory inconsistencies. [click link for full article] (Read More)
Altering A Protein Makes Mice Less Fearful
A new study shows that loss or chemical inhibition of a protein, known as acid sensing ion channel protein, reduces innate fear behavior in lab animals, making normally timid mice relatively fearless. The findings might provide useful insight into anxiety disorders, and may even point the way to a new therapeutic target. (Read More)
Reading A Face Is Tricky Business
Reading the face of a person who is trying to conceal fear or other emotions is tricky business, according to a new study of electrical activity in the brain. Though such "microexpressions" as a brief flash of fear are unlikely to be consciously noticed, they still may seep into the visual system, bubbling just beneath consciousness, and affect how you treat and judge others. (Read More)
