Brain Quickly Detects Happiness in Others - Forbes.com
07.06.09, 02:00 PM EDT
Study finds people perceive positive expressions more accurately than sad ones
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MONDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to picking up emotional signals from others, the brain responds to happiness faster than sadness, a new study has found.
Researchers at the University of Barcelona in Spain zeroed in on the right cerebral hemisphere as the brain's center for processing emotional signals from other people. Not only does the right hemisphere process emotions faster than the left hemisphere, it's particularly eager when it comes to happy vibes, they found.
"Positive expressions, or expressions of approach, are perceived more quickly and more precisely than negative or withdrawal ones," study author J. Antonio Aznar-Casanova told a Spanish science news service. "So, happiness and surprise are processed faster than sadness and fear."
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This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.
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