The tricky thing about emotional intelligence is that despite being widely agreed to be a positive attribute, experts don’t agree on what it is. One explanation is that emotional intelligence is the ...

The film Black Swan (2010) is the journey of a dancer seeking perfection. However, this leads her to dance a downward spiral, in which reality becomes increasingly distorted. The concept of reality is ...

Folk wisdom usually has it that "seeing is believing," but new research suggests that "believing is seeing," too -- at least when it comes to perceiving other people's emotions. Researchers have found ...

“The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter.” —Cicero The breadth of emotions that our eyes are able to express is truly far-reaching. From joy to longing, from anger to fear, ...

Emotional granularity develops when relational safety and mindfulness reduce compression, allowing the brain to tolerate ...

Humans are highly social animals, and successful interactions with other humans are closely linked to personal success. Understanding how others feel and think is crucial to successful interactions ...

Are you good at reading your partner's emotions? Your perceptiveness may very well strengthen your relationship. Yet when anger or contempt enter the fray, little is to be gained and the quality of ...