In a recently published paper 1, I asked, “Could Robert Motherwell have been as great an artist if he were not so articulate?” I proposed that the answer to this question is, no. While we might ...

LAWRENCE — A new paper from a psychologist at the University of Kansas examines how language shapes our emotional experience of the world. Katie Hoemann, assistant professor of psychology at KU, ...

This past holiday season when students watched their relatives opening presents, they looked at more than just their faces to gauge their reactions, according to University psychology professor ...

The act of emotional crying is far from random or useless. Instead, it seems to be woven deeply into our social and emotional ...

A contrast of works by Rodin (foreground) and Rachel Kneebone (in the background). Left is Kneebone's "The Paradise of Despair" (2011) and Rodin" Balzac, Nude Study C, Large Version" (1892–1893, cast ...