Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is saddled with an unfortunate middle name, “Hussein.” Not only is it the name of one of the most brutal and belligerent dictators in the last century, it also has connotations that might suggest images of Islamic fanatics to a small subset of voters. When conservative radio talk show host Bill…

The basic concept of facial coding is that a trained observer can detect fleeting facial movements that indicate the true emotions that the subject is…

Evidence continues to pile up demonstrating that our brains process information without our conscious awareness, and that our behavior can be affected by these…

Last year, Absolut abandoned its classic "bottle" ad campaign. That long-running series of ads featured the shape of an Absolut bottle cleverly concealed in…

Researchers at the University of Florida have published the results of their first advertising study using fMRI, a project intended to try to relate brain scan…

One of the most annoying series of commercials is for HeadOn, an analgesic which one rubs on one's forehead to (supposedly) cure headaches. Does HeadOn work?…

OK, he sent you roses on Valentine's Day, but does he really care about you? If you are a subscriber of South Korean cell phone company KTF, it will cost you…

Yesterday, I commented on Advertising Age's 2008 Super Bowl ad coverage that included neuromarketing firm Sands Research and their EEG-based ad analysis (see…

For the last few years, while fans have been recovering from an excess of guacamole and sports analysts were explaining why the winning team actually prevailed…

Most merchants would include "happy customers" as a key part of their mission. Oddly, new research shows that sad customers are likely to spend more money when…