tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3588013884194390691..comments2024-03-18T21:26:34.716-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): The "Oh, No!" gestureMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-9079208743992995932009-07-30T04:32:07.080-05:002009-07-30T04:32:07.080-05:00I thought this was a comforting action, touching/r...I thought this was a comforting action, touching/rubbing the top or back of your head.<br />It mimics the feeling of being hugged by your mum when you're small, and she rubs the back of your head.<br />Interestingly, I've seen loads more men do this than women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-31592456351690086292009-06-30T14:09:23.546-05:002009-06-30T14:09:23.546-05:00It's a vestigial hair-tearing gesture related ...It's a vestigial hair-tearing gesture related to grieving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-48364171202680810912009-06-28T08:34:00.662-05:002009-06-28T08:34:00.662-05:00Research completed earlier in the year on the expr...Research completed earlier in the year on the expressive quality of emotion, observed a group of blind olympians at hugely emotional moments of their sporting lives, such as winning a gold medal, or just losing out for instance. Such people have of course never 'seen' other people's emotions (and therefore learnt them by observation and association) however, their keenly felt emotional responses, mirrored those of everyone else - using the same facial muscles to express pain, disappointment and of course, euphoria.<br /><br />http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/134190.php <br /><br />Still maybe the 'oh no' gesture is just contagious, like a yawn...carolinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-36263515658903315782009-06-27T11:26:26.365-05:002009-06-27T11:26:26.365-05:00I had a professor last year who would do this when...I had a professor last year who would do this whenever he was surprised or flustered(for instance, if a student made a potentially offensive political comment)-- it was rather amusing.Emilynoreply@blogger.com