Emotion News

Brain Links Common Emotions to Colors

May 17th, 2013
Brain Links Common Emotions to Colors Emerging research discovers an association between how music makes us feel and colors. That is, our brains are wired to make music-color connections depending on how the ...

Prayer Can Facilitate Forgiveness

May 16th, 2013
Prayer Facilitates Forgiveness New research suggests prayer can be a powerful agent to aid relationship reconciliation. Florida State University researchers found that praying for a romantic partner or close friend can lead to more ...

Upbeat Music Helps Improve Mood

May 16th, 2013
Upbeat Music Helps Improve MoodAlthough the notion of listening to music to improve mood may not come as a surprise, researchers at the University of Missouri found that an individual can indeed ...

Personality Changes Associated with Weight Gain

May 16th, 2013
Personality Changes Associated with Weight Gain A new study looks at the relationship between fluctuations in body weight and personality traits. Florida State University researchers discovered people who gain weight are ...

Sad Music Can Help Mend Broken Heart

May 15th, 2013
Sad Music Can Help Mend Broken HeartNew research suggest an aesthetic experience that reflects a person’s mood can help calm emotional turmoil. Thus, sad music or books may help someone get through heartbreak. "Emotional experiences of ...

Emotional Strategies Influence Anxiety

May 14th, 2013
Emotional Strategies Influence AnxietyEveryone has their own strategy to manage emotions. For some, when trouble approaches, they do everything they can to avoid confrontation, for others, they look to make lemonade out of the ...

Can Openly Gay Actors Convince in Straight Roles?

May 14th, 2013
Can Openly Gay Actors Play Straight Roles? New research looks into the influence of gender roles on job credibility and performance ranking among entertainers. Clemson University researchers studied an issue ...

Generating Positive Emotions Can Better Physical Health

May 13th, 2013
Generating Positive Emotions Can Better Physical Health  A new research study suggests people can self-generate positive emotions in ways that make them physically healthier. Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., of the University of North ...

In Digital Age, Breaking Up May Be Even Harder to Do

May 13th, 2013
In Digital Age, Breaking Up May Be Even Harder to Do  Today’s digital environment allows quick deletion of digital photos and emails, but the proliferation of digital possessions makes erasing a ...

Researchers Pinpoint Brain Area Involved in Emotional Self-Control

May 11th, 2013
Researchers Pinpoint Area of the Brain Responsible for Emotional Self-Control Different areas of the brain are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to suppress ...