Emotions

Now, computers can sense your anger

The way you move your mouse can tell a lot of about your mood, according to a new study.

Dec 15, 2015, 10:28 AM IST

Lack of sleep can make you feel grumpy: Study

Do you know what lack of sleep can do to you?

Dec 10, 2015, 14:36 PM IST

Lack of sleep can make your emotions go haywire

This is a bad news for adults who get less than six hours of sleep in night.

Dec 09, 2015, 14:06 PM IST

Stressed fish too run emotional fever

The experiment with 72 zebrafish has brought this view into question.

Dec 01, 2015, 13:05 PM IST

How our eyes process danger and emotions

The finding shows that in humans and other primates, information from the eyes is not only sent to the visual cortex for the complex processing that allows stereoscopic vision, but also could feed directly into deep brain circuits for attention and emotion.

Nov 20, 2015, 17:43 PM IST

How obesity spreads among members of social network!

Not just emotions but any information is "contagious" on social networks that can even trigger the spread of real-world human behaviour like smoking and obesity, say researchers, including one of Indian-origin.

Nov 16, 2015, 18:16 PM IST

Early life stress linked to depression

Early life stress is a major risk factor for later episodes of depression.

Nov 08, 2015, 14:01 PM IST

Male and female brains work the same way: Study

The team examined findings from 76 published papers, involving more than 6,000 healthy individuals.

Oct 30, 2015, 14:36 PM IST

Listening to sad music won't improve mood

 Music can have tremendous power over emotions, but listening to sad or aggressive music to improve the mood can backfire, suggests new research.

Oct 23, 2015, 16:04 PM IST

An emotional you will make Facebook richer

Getting users to feel strong emotions and empathise with one another online is the trade secret that all social networks share.

Oct 16, 2015, 15:48 PM IST

Why does `that look` make you swerve?

Emotions like anger, etc., when expressed causes others to look away.

Oct 09, 2015, 09:20 AM IST

New hackathon to detect emotions in voices

Cloud telephony company Exotel has launched a 18-day hackathon for algorithmic programmers, data scientists and machine learning enthusiasts to build a system that will be able to detect the emotions in conversations.

Oct 03, 2015, 23:48 PM IST

Negative emotions make women more depressed than men

Men look at negative emotions with a more “passive” point of view while women tend to focus more on feelings - thus suffering more from depression and anxiety than men, a new study has found.

Sep 23, 2015, 13:51 PM IST

Emotions on Facebook are contagious: Study

Feeling depressed? Check if your friends posted negative emotions in their status updates on Facebook!

Jun 15, 2014, 18:51 PM IST