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Empathic Accuracy
All About Mind Reading

"Mindsight" or "empathic accuracy" is the seemingly magical ability to map someone's mental
terrain from their words, emotions, and body language. Those on the autism spectrum or those
afflicted with psychotic disorders struggle mightily to read minds. And even the most socially
intelligent are easily thrown off, because we've evolved to deceive others, and, if we're especially
invested in someone, to deceive ourselves.

I Know What You're Thinking

Give Your Empathy a Boost

Four tips on increasing your ability to read others minds

By Marcia Reynolds Psy.D.
Mind Reading

We're all street-corner psychics.

By Annie Murphy Paul
How to Be a Better Mind Reader

The ABCs of reading another's emotions

By PT Staf
Who Are You? (And What Do You Think of Me?)

How to make sense of a new hire, a touchy stranger, a potential lover, and other perplexing
encounters
By Kaja Perina, Carlin Flora, Hara Estrof Marano
Your Spouse Can Read Your Mind

When your mind is negative

By Steven Stosny, Ph.D.
A How-To Guide for Boosting Your Mind-Reading Powers

You dont have to be a psychic to read someones mind.

By Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D.
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Emotional Intelligence

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When Mind Reading Is Impaired

Overcoming Roadblocks to Empathy

Why empathy is important at home and work, and how to be better at it

By David F. Swink
Autism: What's Sex Got to Do With It?

Autism may be a case of the extreme male brain.

By Robert Kunzig
Are Aspergians Really Rude and Inconsiderate?

Aspergers, empathy, and relationships: It's not always how it appears.

By John Elder Robison
Love's Loopy Logic

Men and women deceive themselves about one another in myriad ways and, as it turns out, that's
in our keenest interest.
By Kaja Perina
Mindfulness Training and the Compassionate Brain

Meditation cultivates concentration, empathy, and insight at a neural level.

By Christopher Bergland
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Deception

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Learn to tune into vibrations from a surprising place

The "Electrochemical Persuasion" of Neuromodulation

By Sylvia R. Karasu M.D. on August 13, 2016 in The Gravity of Weight
Deliberate stimulation of the brain to manipulate behavior reads like something out
of George Orwells "1984," but treatment of eating disorders & obesity is no longer
"brainless"

The New Science of Empathic Accuracy Could Transform Society

By Christopher Bergland on July 23, 2016 in The Athlete's Way
Contrary to popular belief, new research shows that the ability to interpret other
people's emotions accurately requires more cerebral thinking and less intuition.

How to Get Your Brain Of of Autopilot

By Gleb Tsipursky Ph.D. on June 21, 2016 in Intentional Insights
We remain trapped in autopilot thinking unless we make an efort to think
intentionally. These research-based strategies will help you live an intentional life.

The 5 Most Common Coincidences

By Bernard D. Beitman M.D. on June 18, 2016 in Connecting with Coincidence
What do you think are the most common coincidences? Two diferent statistical
approaches find answers vary.

The Appeal of Conspiracy Theories About EgyptAir MS804

By Rob Brotherton Ph.D on May 22, 2016 in Suspicious Minds
How can a seventy-year-old, 90-second animation help explain the popularity of
conspiracy theories about airplane crashes?

How to Win a Turing Tournament

By Christopher Badcock Ph.D. on April 08, 2016 in The Imprinted Brain
Both a computer's mentalistic deficits and mechanistic over-compensations could
be masked in a Turing test by having it masquerade as a savant like the late Kim
Peek.

Why Is It So Difficult to Tell When Someone Likes You?

By Jeremy Nicholson M.S.W., Ph.D. on March 31, 2016 in The Attraction Doctor
Are you ever confused about someone's romantic feelings? Maybe you overlook
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do about it!

How We Read People's Minds Through Their Eyes

By David Ludden Ph.D. on March 30, 2016 in Talking Apes
Our eyes are a two-way channels, providing us with information about the
environment but also communicating our thoughts and intentions to others.

9 Reasons Communication Can Go Wrong in Your Relationship

By Amy Morin on March 28, 2016 in What Mentally Strong People Don't Do
The bad habits can lead to serious communication breakdowns.

How To Tell If Someone Is Being Unreasonable

By Jeremy E Sherman Ph.D. on March 13, 2016 in Ambigamy
Unreasonable: Unwilling or unable to explain our opinions.

The Aliens Have Landed!

By Christopher Badcock Ph.D. on December 16, 2015 in The Imprinted Brain
Many autistics feel like visitors from another planet, and the metaphor is a good
one.

This Is Your Brain at 100%

By Kevin Bennett on November 21, 2015 in Modern Minds
Is your brain operating at only 10% capacity? Here is why the answer is a lot like
Bigfoot.

How to Deal With Abusive, Narcissistic and Hostile Bosses

By Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on October 23, 2015 in The New Resilience
The best way to deal with abusive, hostile and narcissistic bosses is to create ways
to become emotionally disengaged; "indiferent" to your own emotional reactions.
Here are some ways to do that and create positive responses to an unhealthy
situation as long as you remain within it.

Telekinesis (Making Things Move With Your Mind) is Possible

By Eric Haseltine Ph.D. on September 26, 2015 in Long Fuse, Big Bang
Mind does move matter. No kidding!

The Stigma of Mental "Illness," Part 2

By Joseph A. Shrand M.D. on September 04, 2015 in The I-M Approach
With our deeper knowledge of Theory of Mind it is time to move away from the
concept of pathology. As long as we keep seeing people as "sick", we should not be
surprised that many are resistant to treatment. We are interested in what other
people think or feel about us. All of us. This story of a man with schizophrenia
illustrates the power of The I-M Approach.

A Riddle For All Ages

By Kaja Perina on August 03, 2015 in Brainstorm
When my son was old enough to understand the basic concept of infinity (but hardly
its nuance), he presented me with a trick riddle.

7 Reasons You May Not Get What You Need

By Sophia Dembling on July 31, 2015 in The Introvert's Corner

If you have trouble expressing your needs it's not necessarily because you're an
introvert, but some introverted behaviors might contribute to the problem.

Shortcut to Understanding Others

By Leon Pomeroy Ph.D. on July 30, 2015 in Beyond Good and Evil
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Reading Too Much Into the Real Face Book

By Christopher Badcock Ph.D. on July 09, 2015 in The Imprinted Brain
We know that autistics have deficits in interpreting facial expression, but now we
also know that, as predicted by the diametric model, people with schizotypal traits
do the opposite and exaggerate facial expression.

The Real Turing Test: Curing Computer Autism

By Christopher Badcock Ph.D. on June 09, 2015 in The Imprinted Brain

People would accept that machines could think if a mentalistic user-interface could
be engineered to give computers the skills that autistics lack.

How To Read Peoples Minds: Everyday Mind Reading

By Ronald E Riggio Ph.D. on June 02, 2015 in Cutting-Edge Leadership
Although there is no sound evidence for ESP, there is evidence that we can develop
our perceptual skills and become better at reading other peoples feelings and
thoughts. Heres how to become an everyday mindreader.

Diametric Mentalizing Imaged in Autistic & Psychotic Brains

By Christopher Badcock Ph.D. on May 29, 2015 in The Imprinted Brain
As predicted by the diametric model, brain scanning reveals hyper-active mentalism
in schizophrenics but the opposite in autistics.

Lobotomy Cuts Both Ways (Diametrically Speaking)!

By Christopher Badcock Ph.D. on May 25, 2015 in The Imprinted Brain

A patient cured of epilepsy by brain surgery acquired hyper-mentalistic symptoms

as implied by the diametric model and predicted by the imprinted brain theory.

8 Tips for Amateur Psychologists Tempted to Analyze Out Loud

By Jeremy E Sherman Ph.D. on May 20, 2015 in Ambigamy
"Don't psychologize or psychoanalyze me!" What's behind that ban and what can
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Reassessing Asperger's
By Joseph A. Shrand M.D. on May 17, 2015 in The I-M Approach
A person with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) has difficulty with Theory of Mind: our
ability to appreciate another person's point of view. But AS people can be very
adept at noticing what people think and feel about them. This is a diferent
perspective on perspective: that we are more interested in what people think or feel
about us and later about what they think or feel.

Can Machines 'Read' People Better Than We Can?

By Colin Ellard Ph.D. on May 08, 2015 in Mind Wandering

We are being bombarded by accounts of new technology that can read our feelings
by measuring facial expressions, voice qualities, and more. Not only do accounts of
such tools seem to oversimplify one of the most complex aspects of human
behavior, but to the extent that we buy into them, they run the risk of allowing us to
cheapen our idea of what it means to be human.

12 Ways Eye Movements Give Away Your Secrets

By Christopher Bergland on May 07, 2015 in The Athlete's Way
Eye movements unconsciously give away your secret personal information.

If Selfish Genes Build Brains, Why Arent We All Solipsists?

By Christopher Badcock Ph.D. on March 23, 2015 in The Imprinted Brain
Contrary to what you might think, the selfish gene paradigm does not imply that
we should be self-centered to the point of believing that only we exist.

Want to Damage Your Relationship? Here Are 2 Easy Ways

By Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on February 24, 2015 in The New Resilience

Troubled couples who seek therapy often show patterns of withdrawal and silent
expectation when dealing with conflict; a kind of dance that deepens the damage to
their relationships. New research shows how that happens.
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