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A theoretical approach to body language and emotion
- mikeytown2 16y agoSummary for the interesting points of the article Look at the persons feet - "Our bodies are compelled to advance toward objects of interest and avert our gaze/bodies from objects of disinterest." Happy = Draw attention to self; we are lighter than air and our appendages can’t help but float up. Sad = Remain small and non-threatening; when we are sad gravity weighs on our body.
- zackattack 16y agoAlso, * Amygdala triggers emotions, rationalized by neocortex * Our bodies respond automatically to emotions, even though through the neocortex we can try to modulate and fake our body language