Recently, I was asked to interpret the meaning of an individual's early recollection over the telephone. Caroline*, a 35-year-old licensed mental health counselor, lives across the country from me, ...

Body language is a universal way of communicating emotions and motivations. Worldwide, people’s body language expresses their true feelings about a situation or subject. Many of us have developed ...

The first time you meet someone, your brain takes less than seven seconds to decide if that person is trustworthy or deceptive, friend or foe, credible or questionable, powerful or submissive, and has ...

In the intricate dance of human interaction, understanding the subtle cues of body language can provide profound insights into what others may truly be thinking or feeling. Particularly, the ability ...

Geoff Beattie has received funding from the ESRC for his work on gesture. Indeed, you can’t trust everything you read in body language guides. For example, in a book published in 1970, author Ray ...