After receiving a master’s degree from the University of California, Los Angeles with a focus in physics, Mark Thek went on to become a physicist and engineering director for the Hughes Aircraft Company and then president of Esterline Power Systems. Mark Thek also published a book titled Quantification of Human Emotion. Modern psychologists have taken a vested interest in monitoring human emotions and brain activity to help explain certain afflictions like schizophrenia. Using magnetic imaging technology, scientists found that people with schizophrenia had lower activity in the brain’s prefrontal cortex. Torque magazine published an article that highlights emerging technologies used to quantify emotions, such as internet tools using speech analysis and video that studies facial reactions. There also is a web-based device that gauges emotion based on positive and negative sentiments of text. However, analysis still tends to be subjective as it is what is unspoken or when someone is sarcastic that can sometimes be tough to read. |
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