I'm guessing that those who grew up in homes where affection was plentiful are the adult huggers of today while those who grew up in families that were not demonstrative/affectiona... moreI'm guessing that those who grew up in homes where affection was plentiful are the adult huggers of today while those who grew up in families that were not demonstrative/affectionate might be the ones who don't like to be touched. I don't know for sure of course. Just conjecture.
Marcel Just, a Carnegie Mellon Psychology Professor and Director of the Center for Cognitive Brain Imagery, is the inventor/creator. He has spent most of the last decade "tea... moreMarcel Just, a Carnegie Mellon Psychology Professor and Director of the Center for Cognitive Brain Imagery, is the inventor/creator. He has spent most of the last decade "teaching" computer programs how to identify thoughts. He found that each emotion has a specific signature in the brain( as ascertained with the use of MRI technology) and "trained" a piece of software to follow the patterns and recognized about 30 concepts and emotions. He created AI than can read thoughts. He and some colleagues published a paper recently in the journal NATURE. Will such machines replace psychiatrists? Are humans becoming extinct as doers while machines take over all doing? less
It was the deadliest terror event in NYC since 9/11 and occurred near the Freedom Tower (and, of personal interest, my alma mater Stuyvesant HS), and people are still blathering on... moreIt was the deadliest terror event in NYC since 9/11 and occurred near the Freedom Tower (and, of personal interest, my alma mater Stuyvesant HS), and people are still blathering on about Trump, hair color, wearing trash bags et al.
