Emotion words are handy things. They help you put your experiences into neat little boxes–wrap them up into packages you can give others to share your perspective. Telling a friend you feel “sad” may ...

Have you ever had a hard time getting all your feelings out into the world? Well, what about the feelings of your characters? Aside from saying they're happy, angry, or sad, I often get stuck trying ...

The phrase “I love you” carries an extraordinary weight, evoking a myriad of emotions that can transform relationships, lives and even self-perceptions. These three simple words — when spoken with ...

There’s nothing like migration to reveal how things that seem natural may be artifacts of culture. When I left India for college in England, I was surprised to find that pinching my Adam’s apple ...

In an unprecedented new study in the journal Cell Reports, researchers have shown neurotransmitters in the human brain are active during the processing of the emotional content of language, providing ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – People with aphasia have more trouble coming up with words they want to use when they’re prompted by images and words that carry negative emotional meaning, new research suggests. The ...

The war between Hamas and Israel, with its carnage and hostage taking, has evoked profound, even primal feelings. We could call it accelerated action: a rapid journey from discovery to reaction, from ...