MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'facial expressions'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:23:49 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704714&cid=t_174689_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F12%2F6-things-every-kid-should-know-about-a-parents-depression%2F Depression never happens in a vacuum. Like a ripple in the water, a parent’s illness can’t help but affect her offspring. Different studies have documented how depression in a new mother clearly affects her interactions with her baby or toddler. Depressed mothers are more withdrawn, less responsive to their infant’s signals. “Their facial expressions and displays of emotion [are] more muted or flat, and their voices [are] monotone,” explains Ruta Nonacs in “A Deeper Shade of Blue.” “They [remain] disengaged and [do] little to support their child’s activities or exploration of the environment.” A mother’s depression also affects grade-schoolers and adolescents. When parents fail to meet the needs of the people under their care, some kids begin to act out, have ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704714 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:05:43 +0100 4704714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889316&cid=t_174689_160_f&fid=36189&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.skinmdblog.com%2F251%2Feye-wrinkle-cream-reviews-are-filled-with-hype%2F Eye wrinkle cream reviews generally don’t give you enough information about what is necessary for truly repairing the issues surrounding the formation of lines, skin slackening, bags, and dark circles. What you get is mostly a sales pitch, when what you need is pertinent information about the ingredients, how they work, and any possible side effects these ingredients could have.  Let me give you an example. One of the latest fads when it comes to “repairing” lines and wrinkles around the eyes is compounds that temporarily paralyze the muscles to lessen the affects of making facial expressions. This does nothing to actually reverse what is causing the lines around your eyes to form.  What you are not told is that long term use of formulas designed to cause temporary muscle paralysis... Skin MD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889316 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:46:15 +0100 3889316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542604&cid=t_174689_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-tool-to-help-the-visually-impaired-see-facial-expressions%2F2010.05.06 Shafiq ur Réhman, a doctoral student at Umeå University in Sweden has unveiled his thesis project — a technology that converts facial emotions into special tactile sensations for the visually impaired. The system uses a webcam to capture faces, and then subsequently converts the captured emotion into a series of vibrations that correspond with the expressed emotion. The users are expected to train themselves by making their own faces into the webcam and getting a feel for how the vibrations change with the faces they’re making. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542604 Thu, 06 May 2010 20:00:02 +0100 3542604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3335394&cid=t_174689_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F05%2Fwhats-in-a-smile%2F Conclusions What’s in a smile? A lot of information, telling the receiver of the smile whether you meant you were happy, amused, or proud. Research into human expression of positive emotions is ongoing and will explore more of these areas in years to come. What we have found so far is that not every specific positive emotion — for instance, pride — is expressed through every type of sense. As the researcher notes, “It will be interesting to consider whether ease of communication via different types of signals may relate to different “families” of emotions, such as self-conscious emotions including pride, and prosocial emotions like love.” If happiness can only be communicated through facial expressions, and not through touch, that’s good information ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3335394 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:45:17 +0100 3335394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2770135&cid=t_174689_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F09%2F06%2Fspotlight-on-borderline-personality-disorder%2F Borderline personality disorder, like dissociative identity disorder (which used to be called multiple personality disorder), is a disorder that has gained much attention since the advent of the Internet. Whether people with this disorder never sought each other out, or whether because of its characteristics, it seems the Internet has enabled people with borderline personality disorder (BPD) to find one another, share information, and gain support for the condition. The Los Angeles Times has a nice piece about what BPD is, what it’s not, some possible explanations for it, and the current treatment regimen used to help treat it (psychotherapy). People with borderline personality disorder are characterized by intense emotions, impulsive behaviors, and a fear of abandonment combined wit... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2770135 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:42:11 +0100 2770135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2616822&cid=t_174689_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fim-in-heaven.html Hosted by "Tracy" at "Mother May I," but the photo-picture below will whizz you right there with one click.Just call me snap happy.He was asked to list and draw his favourite things:- chocolate pudding, goldfish crackers, peppermints and candy.Then he flipped the paper over to draw this with the title above:-Just look at that facial expression!If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2616822 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:53:00 +0100 2616822 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2528059&cid=t_174689_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fhm_4AAJ80S4%2F I’m not the world’s biggest Thomas the Tank Engine fan. Too many things to buy. Too many accessories and pieces. Differently sized trains wouldn’t run on all the pieces of track. When Alex and Ned were younger we had some cute Thomas toys (the take-along roundhouse was a big hit with everyone, including me because it stored all its own pieces) but he didn’t seem to have real legs in our house. We put the track and engines away a couple of years ago, and there wasn’t a peep of protest. Apparently, though, a lot of children with autism really like Thomas in part because the facial expressions are so easy to read.  (Here’s a gallery of the many faces of Thomas.) Now an Australian profit has partnered with the smiley-faced engine to create a game whose mi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2528059 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:43:01 +0100 2528059 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2517217&cid=t_174689_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fthe-truth-its-written-all-over-your-face%2F Would I lie to you? Maybe, but the truth, according to David Matsumoto, Ph.D., a psychologist at San Francisco State University in San Francisco, Calif., will be written all over my face. It might not be easy to see, but it’s there. Dr. Matsumoto, who has made a career out of focusing not on what people say but what the face itself says, works with police and experts around the world to find the truth by reading faces.  It’s a fascinating topic that’s become even more interesting since the arrival of the television show Lie to Me, based on the work of Paul Ekman, which is turning all of us into amateur face readers. And let’s face it, there’s plenty of scope of practice, especially with all the television interviews featuring politicians and celebrities. Af... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2517217 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:18:02 +0100 2517217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1315466&cid=t_174689_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F20%2Finterpreting-facial-expressions%2F Del Jones of USA Today has an interesting piece on the research of Dan Hill, an expert in facial coding, a system of classifying hundreds of tiny muscle movements in the face. Below is a brief excerpt from the article as it pertains to the expressions of Senators Barrack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain. * * * “It is presidential season and Hill, president of Sensory Logic and author of a book about facial coding called Emotionomics: Winning Hearts and Minds, has been in demand to find clues in the faces of the candidates. John McCain forces smiles and, true to his reputation, angers easily, as demonstrated by puffed cheeks and a chin thrust upward in disgust, Hill says. Hillary Clinton smirks, an expression “she oddly enough shares with President Bush,” which co... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1315466 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:19:27 +0100 1315466 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=865545&cid=t_174689_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fwordless-wednesday-3.html This is an old picture of my daughter. It was taken when we believed that the boys had trouble recognising facial expressions and refused to look at pictures or images of faces, short of line drawings. She was delighted to take centre stage and provide us with lots of portraits to demonstrate different emotions. We hoped that they'd be more willing to look at their sister's face in a photograph, and they were.I can't remember how long we worked upon that particular campaign as it was a long time ago and we knew very little about autism then. However, I do know now, that it was probably one of my more futile campaigns, but hindsight is so often 20/20 as "Kristina Chew" points out in her recent "post."Even though this is supposed to be wordless Wednesday, some things just don't make any sens... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=865545 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:21:00 +0100 865545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=528530&cid=t_174689_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Ftime-wasting.html My good chum "moritherapy," who does all the psychobabble stuff, gives me a link to an article about how "autistic children read faces and interpret other people's emotional state." It is just the kind of thing I might have benefited from. [translation - at least three years ago]Some autistic children are "notorious" for their inappropriate responses. Some poor luckless child scrapes their knee at playtime and the heartless autistic child with no soul nor empathy for the human condition, cackles with laughter. Some people are aware that the contrary is true, that in general autistic people have far more sensitivity to others, a greater degree of compassion, it is merely a bad wiring job in the "response department." Faulty cataloging and a dodgy retrieval system means that response 35a com... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=528530 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 14:02:00 +0100 528530