71 research outputs found
Compassionate faces: Evidence for distinctive facial expressions associated with specific prosocial motivations
Compassion is a complex cognitive, emotional and behavioural process that has important real-world consequences for the self and others. Considering this, it is important to understand how compassion is communicated. The current research investigated the expression and perception of compassion via the face. We generated exemplar images of two compassionate facial expressions induced from two mental imagery tasks with different compassionate motivations (Study 1). Our kind- and empathic compassion faces were perceived differently and the empathic-compassion expression was perceived as best depicting the general definition of compassion (Study 2). Our two composite faces differed in their perceived happiness, kindness, sadness, fear and concern, which speak to their underling motivation and emotional resonance. Finally, both faces were accurately discriminated when presented along a compassion continuum (Study 3). Our results demonstrate two perceptually and functionally distinct facial expressions of compassion, with potentially different consequences for the suffering of others
Contextualising social capital in online brand communities
Online brand communities (OBC) are growing in number and becoming an increasingly important interface where marketers can effectively facilitate the relationship between their brand and consumers. A qualitative study using a four-month netnography over three OBCs followed by focus groups with OBC members explored the dynamics of social capital in these communities. Findings indicate that social capital is an important driver in the success of OBCs, and all the elements of social capital including a shared language, shared vision, social trust and reciprocity are evident. Moreover, results from this study indicate that these elements are crucial in developing the network ties that are integral to building loyalty and brand equity
Non-nociceptive roles of opioids in the CNS: opioids' effects on neurogenesis, learning, memory and affect.
Mortality due to opioid use has grown to the point where, for the first time in history, opioid-related deaths exceed those caused by car accidents in many states in the United States. Changes in the prescribing of opioids for pain and the illicit use of fentanyl (and derivatives) have contributed to the current epidemic. Less known is the impact of opioids on hippocampal neurogenesis, the functional manipulation of which may improve the deleterious effects of opioid use. We provide new insights into how the dysregulation of neurogenesis by opioids can modify learning and affect, mood and emotions, processes that have been well accepted to motivate addictive behaviours
Impact of vancomycin resistance on mortality in neutropenic patients with enterococcal bloodstream infection: a retrospective study
Indole-3-acetic acid level in wood, bark and cambial sap of apple rootstocks differing in growth vigour
Plexiform Unicystic Ameloblastoma: A Case Report and Data Analysis in the Indian Population
Effect of Momordica charantia Seed Extracts on Ovarian and Uterine Activities in Albino Rats
Possible roles of auxin and zeatin for initiating the dwarfing effect of M9 used as apple rootstock or interstock
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