Body Language Tied to Creativity and Learning

Stanford Scientists Identify Body Language Tied to Creativity, Learning (+Video)

Your body language can hint at your emotional state. Scientists in the Communication Department now find that observing subtle changes in your torso and head movements can predict creative output or learning ability.

Bjorn Carey | July 24, 2015

The ability to quickly scan another person's body language or expression to get a quick read on what they're thinking or feeling is a handy trick that most humans possess. Show up late for dinner, and all it takes is a glance of your mother's body language to know that you're in trouble.

A person's shoulder and head movements can indicate their creative output or ability to learn. Source: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/july/virtual-reality-innovation-072414.html

<more at http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/july/virtual-reality-innovation-072414.html; related links: http://blog.creativelive.com/body-language-learning/ (Want to Be a Better Learner? Sit Still, Says Science. July 30, 2014) and http://www.fastcodesign.com/3033520/asides/the-body-language-of-creative-thinkers (The Body Language Of Creative Thinkers. Could Your Body Language During an Interview Give Away the Fact that You're Dumb and Unimaginative? Stanford Scientists Think So. July 25, 2014)>