Elementary school teachers often play a special role in their students’ lives, wiping away their kindergarteners’ tears when they’re missing their parents or supporting their fourth graders through a ...

A new study in Neurodegenerative Diseases looks closely at how Parkinson’s disease can affect something as everyday and essential as recognizing emotion in someone’s voice. The research suggests that ...

“When you do things from your soul,” writes Rumi, “you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” The river may be boisterous, with frothy waters surging fervently through its receding banks, shouting at the ...

(SALT LAKE CITY)—The velvety voice of Elvis Presley still makes hearts flutter—and in a new study with people who have the rare genetic disorder Williams syndrome, one of the King's classics is among ...

How do we know the meaning of phrases like, “the mood of the nation,” “the feel of the community,” or, “you can sense the excitement in the air”? These are metaphors that make no literal sense. Yet we ...

Music can stir emotion, spark memories, and bring people together—but does it also change what we remember? A new study published in The Journal of Neuroscience suggests that the emotional arousal ...

In today’s digital landscape, the evolution of human communication has taken an unprecedented turn. What once demanded carefully crafted letters and meaningful conversations has transformed into quick ...

When a dog suddenly becomes more anxious, clingy or reactive, many pet parents assume the cause is behavioral. Changes in ...

Introduction : affect, emotion, and subjectivity in the early modern period / Kishwar Rizvi -- Chasing after the Muhandis : visual articulations of the architect and architectural historiography / ...