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David Matsumoto


David Matsumoto b. 1959

Dr. David Matsumoto, is a renowned expert in the field of microexpressions, gesture, nonverbal behaviour, culture and emotion. The Professor of Psychology has published over 400+ articles, manuscripts, book chapters and books on these subjects. Matsumoto is an Editorial Board Member for Personality and Social Psychology Review, Journal of Nonverbal Behaviour, Motivation and Emotion, Cognition and Emotion, and Human Communication. His many studies include recent work on microexpressions (expressions that last less than ½ a second), deception, gesture frequency, ethnic and cultural differences. Matsumoto promotes the use of active listening and the value in looking at clusters, and not just observing through one channel. He is the director of Humintell.com, a company that provides training to individuals and organizations in these fields, and Detectdecpetion.com.

Read Nonverbal Communication: Science and Applications (2012) Sage Publications.

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