The ‘Pinocchio effect’: If you don’t tell the truth, your nose really could give you away

The story of Pinocchio, the wooden boy whose nose grew when he told a lie, has long served as a warning to youngsters to tell the truth or risk being found out.

Well it appears the story had a nugget of truth to it, with a new study now saying that when people tell a lie they indeed suffer a similar effect.

Psychologists investigating how mental states affect body temperature say that when people lie their noses and the region around the inner corner of their eyes begin to warm up.

Disney’s Pinnochio: The wooden boy’s nose grew longer and longer if he ever told a lie. Now a new study has shown that lying really does have an effect on our noses – by making it warm up

The team from the University of Granada, Spain, say this ‘Pinocchio effect’ is just one of a range of changes in body temperature related to feelings they have discovered using a technique called thermography.

They also found that when we perform a considerable mental effort our face temperature drops and when we have an anxiety attack our face temperature raises.

Rarely before used in psychological research, thermography uses specially adapted cameras to detect infrared radiation, producing images of objects based on their heat signature.

Thermographic cameras were developed in the U.S. during the Second World War and these days are used in such diverse tasks as measuring energy loss in buildings, indicating respiratory diseases in cows or rabies in raccoons.

University of Granada’s Emilio Gómez Milán and Elvira Salazar López are among the first to applying thermography to psychological research.

They found that when we misrepresent our true feelings – when we lie, in other words – the temperature around our nose raises and a brain element called ‘insula’ is activated.

The insula is a component of the brain reward system, and it only activates when we experience real feelings (called ‘qualias’). It is also involved in the detection and regulation of body temperature.

Therefore, there is a strong negative correlation between insula activity and temperature increase: the more active the insule (the greater the feeling) the lower the temperature change, and vice versa, the researchers state.

Researchers also determined the thermal footprint of aerobic exercise and different kinds of dance. When a person is dancing flamenco, for example, the temperature in their buttocks drops and increases in their forearms.

That is the thermal footprint of flamenco, and each dance modality has a specific thermal footprint, Professor Salazar explained.

The researchers have demonstrated that temperature asymmetries in both sides of the body and local temperature changes are associated with the physical, mental and emotional status of the subject.

Because of this, the thermogram is a somatic marker of subjective or mental states and allows us see what a person is feeling or thinking, Professor Salazar added.

Giving the game away: When we misrepresent our true feelings – when we lie, in other words – the temperature around our nose raises and a brain element called ‘insula’ is activated

Also, the researchers say, thermography is useful for evaluating emotions (since the face thermal pattern is different) and identifying emotional contagion.

For example, when a highly empathic person sees another person having an electric discharge in their forearm, they become infected by their suffering and temperature in their forearm increases.

In patients with certain neurological disease such as multiple sclerosis, the body does not properly regulates temperature, which can be detected by a thermogram.

Thermography can also be applied to determine body fat patterns, which is very useful in weight loss and training programs. It can also be applied to assess body temperature in celiac patients and in patients with anorexia.

Most interestingly, the researchers showed sexual excitement and desire can be identified in men and women using thermography, since they induce an increase in chest and genital temperature.

Their study demonstrates that – in physiological terms, at least – men and women get excited at the same time, even although women may say they are not excited or only slightly excited.


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‘Pinocchio effect’ means people’s noses heat up when they lie

Temperature scans using a thermal camera show that the area round human noses tends to heat up when we lie, say University of Granada researchers.

In the children’s story, Pinocchio’s nose grows every time he tells a lie – but real noses can also give away when we’re telling fibs.

Temperature scans using a thermal camera show that the area round human noses tends to heat up when we lie.

The effort of concealing our feelings seems to cause the area to grow warmer – and it is very difficult to mask. The finding could have important implications for lie detection and interrogation of suspects.

A team at the University of Granada are pioneering using a thermograph – the infrared cameras used in night vision cameras – in psychology.

When a person lies they suffer a «Pinocchio effect», which is an increase in the temperature around the nose and in the orbital muscle in the inner corner of the eye.

In addition, when we perform a considerable mental effort our face temperature drops and when we have an anxiety attack our face temperature raises.

Thus, sexual excitement and desire can be identified in men and women using thermography, since they induce an increase in chest and genital temperature.

This study demonstrates that –in physiological terms– men and women get excited at the same time, even although women say they are not excited or only slightly excited.

Thermographic cameras have a wide range of uses such as measuring energy loss in buildings, indicating respiratory diseases in cows or rabies in raccoons.

Thermography was developed in the USA during the II World War to detect the enemy (night vision) – but has rarely been applied to psychology.

Scientists have discovered that when a mental effort is made (performing difficult tasks, being interrogated on a specific event or lying) face temperature changes.

When we lie about our feelings, the temperature around our nose raises and a brain element called «insula» is activated.

The insula is a component of the brain reward system, and it only activates when we experience real feelings – the insula is involved in the detection and regulation of body temperature.

Therefore, insula activity seems to be ‘inversely’ related to facial temperature change – ie concealing your real thoughts makes your face heat up more.

The more active the insula (the more ‘real’ the feeling) the lower the temperature change, and viceversa, the researchers state.

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‘Pinocchio effect’ means people’s noses heat up when they lie

Temperature scans using a thermal camera show that the area round human noses tends to heat up when we lie, say University of Granada researchers.

In the children’s story, Pinocchio’s nose grows every time he tells a lie – but real noses can also give away when we’re telling fibs.

Temperature scans using a thermal camera show that the area round human noses tends to heat up when we lie.

The effort of concealing our feelings seems to cause the area to grow warmer – and it is very difficult to mask. The finding could have important implications for lie detection and interrogation of suspects.

A team at the University of Granada are pioneering using a thermograph – the infrared cameras used in night vision cameras – in psychology.

When a person lies they suffer a «Pinocchio effect», which is an increase in the temperature around the nose and in the orbital muscle in the inner corner of the eye.

In addition, when we perform a considerable mental effort our face temperature drops and when we have an anxiety attack our face temperature raises.

Thus, sexual excitement and desire can be identified in men and women using thermography, since they induce an increase in chest and genital temperature.

This study demonstrates that –in physiological terms– men and women get excited at the same time, even although women say they are not excited or only slightly excited.

Thermographic cameras have a wide range of uses such as measuring energy loss in buildings, indicating respiratory diseases in cows or rabies in raccoons.

Thermography was developed in the USA during the II World War to detect the enemy (night vision) – but has rarely been applied to psychology.

Scientists have discovered that when a mental effort is made (performing difficult tasks, being interrogated on a specific event or lying) face temperature changes.

When we lie about our feelings, the temperature around our nose raises and a brain element called «insula» is activated.

The insula is a component of the brain reward system, and it only activates when we experience real feelings – the insula is involved in the detection and regulation of body temperature.

Therefore, insula activity seems to be ‘inversely’ related to facial temperature change – ie concealing your real thoughts makes your face heat up more.

The more active the insula (the more ‘real’ the feeling) the lower the temperature change, and viceversa, the researchers state.

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Lying can be felt on your face

University of Granada researchers have confirmed Pinocchio isn’t the only one whose nose changes when he lies.
Using thermography, psychology researchers found the «Pinocchio effect» does exist: when a person lies, the temperature around the nose and in the orbital muscle in the inner corner of the eye rise, ScienceDaily reports.
Their work also revealed when we perform a task that requires considerable mental effort, our face temperature drops, and when we have an anxiety attack, our facial temperature rises.
Emilio Gomez and Elvira Lopez also studied sexual excitement and desire and found that the patterns are the same in men and women – increased chest and genital temperatures. However, they found women may be lying about when they’re getting interested.
In physiological terms, men and women get turned on about the same time, although women say they’re not excited or only slightly so.
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Lying can be felt on your face

University of Granada researchers have confirmed Pinocchio isn’t the only one whose nose changes when he lies.
Using thermography, psychology researchers found the «Pinocchio effect» does exist: when a person lies, the temperature around the nose and in the orbital muscle in the inner corner of the eye rise, ScienceDaily reports.
Their work also revealed when we perform a task that requires considerable mental effort, our face temperature drops, and when we have an anxiety attack, our facial temperature rises.
Emilio Gomez and Elvira Lopez also studied sexual excitement and desire and found that the patterns are the same in men and women – increased chest and genital temperatures. However, they found women may be lying about when they’re getting interested.
In physiological terms, men and women get turned on about the same time, although women say they’re not excited or only slightly so.
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Lying? Hot tip may come from the nose

Telling lies may not make your nose grow like Pinocchio’s, but it does leave the tip of your nose hotter, scientists claim.

Researchers said a rise in anxiety produced by lying will increase the temperature of the tip of your nose.

If you’re worried that your fib will be uncovered, researchers suggest a way of cooling the nose down — making «a great mental effort.»

Scientists, from the University of Granada, discovered the phenomenon by using thermal imaging cameras to monitor volunteers, the Daily Mail reported.

‘PINOCCHIO EFFECT’

They have dubbed it «The Pinocchio Effect», in honour of the 19th century Italian tale of the wooden puppet whose nose grew when he failed to tell the truth.

Emilio Gomez Milan and Elvira Salazar Lopez suggest that the temperature of the nose increases or decreases according to mood, as does the orbital muscle area in the inner corner of the eyes.

They also said thermal imaging can detect sexual desire and arousal in men and women, indicated by an increase in temperature in the chest and genital areas.

The technique also allowed researchers to produce thermal footprints — body patterns with specific temperature changes — for aerobic exercise and distinct types of dance, such as ballet.

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Lying? Hot tip may come from the nose

Telling lies may not make your nose grow like Pinocchio’s, but it does leave the tip of your nose hotter, scientists claim.

Researchers said a rise in anxiety produced by lying will increase the temperature of the tip of your nose.

If you’re worried that your fib will be uncovered, researchers suggest a way of cooling the nose down — making «a great mental effort.»

Scientists, from the University of Granada, discovered the phenomenon by using thermal imaging cameras to monitor volunteers, the Daily Mail reported.

‘PINOCCHIO EFFECT’

They have dubbed it «The Pinocchio Effect», in honour of the 19th century Italian tale of the wooden puppet whose nose grew when he failed to tell the truth.

Emilio Gomez Milan and Elvira Salazar Lopez suggest that the temperature of the nose increases or decreases according to mood, as does the orbital muscle area in the inner corner of the eyes.

They also said thermal imaging can detect sexual desire and arousal in men and women, indicated by an increase in temperature in the chest and genital areas.

The technique also allowed researchers to produce thermal footprints — body patterns with specific temperature changes — for aerobic exercise and distinct types of dance, such as ballet.

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Your nose shows when you lie

Much like Pinocchio, your nose could reveal that you’re lying, though unlike the beloved character, your nose will heat up instead of growing longer when you tell a fib, new research claims.

Psychology researchers from the University of Granada in Spain used thermography to study the temperature of people’s faces in experiments. They said they found a jump in the temperature around the nose and in the orbital muscle in the inner corner of the eye during lying. They also found that face temperature drops for people performing a difficult mental task and rises for people experiencing high anxiety.

The researchers said these effects could have something to do with the insula, a region of the brain involved in consciousness as well as the detection and regulation of body temperature. Lying boosted activity in this region, the team said. [Why We Lie]

Thermography could be used to study emotional or physiological states that become manifest through body temperature, such as sexual excitement, which heats up the chest and genitals, and even empathy. The researchers said that when highly empathic people see a person getting an electric shock in the forearm, they experience an increase in the temperature in their forearm as if feeling the other person’s pain.

In fact, past research showed that when touched by a male experimenter female heterosexuals in the study had an increase in skin temperature, specifically in the face and chest. That study, detailed May 30 in the journal Biology Letters, suggests skin-temperature changes may help scientists study arousal non-invasively.

In addition to detecting emotions, thermal cameras could out a drunk, according to a study detailed this year in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. In that study, researchers at the University of Patras in Greece had 20 healthy participants down an 11-ounce glass of beer every 20 minutes, for a total of four drinks; after each, the researchers took a sequence of infrared pictures of their faces. The team found that for drunk people, the nose and mouth regions are generally hotter compared with the forehead.

The new work focused on the so-called «Pinocchio effect» was part of a doctoral thesis and has yet to be published in a scientific peer-reviewed journal.

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Your nose shows when you lie

Much like Pinocchio, your nose could reveal that you’re lying, though unlike the beloved character, your nose will heat up instead of growing longer when you tell a fib, new research claims.

Psychology researchers from the University of Granada in Spain used thermography to study the temperature of people’s faces in experiments. They said they found a jump in the temperature around the nose and in the orbital muscle in the inner corner of the eye during lying. They also found that face temperature drops for people performing a difficult mental task and rises for people experiencing high anxiety.

The researchers said these effects could have something to do with the insula, a region of the brain involved in consciousness as well as the detection and regulation of body temperature. Lying boosted activity in this region, the team said. [Why We Lie]

Thermography could be used to study emotional or physiological states that become manifest through body temperature, such as sexual excitement, which heats up the chest and genitals, and even empathy. The researchers said that when highly empathic people see a person getting an electric shock in the forearm, they experience an increase in the temperature in their forearm as if feeling the other person’s pain.

In fact, past research showed that when touched by a male experimenter female heterosexuals in the study had an increase in skin temperature, specifically in the face and chest. That study, detailed May 30 in the journal Biology Letters, suggests skin-temperature changes may help scientists study arousal non-invasively.

In addition to detecting emotions, thermal cameras could out a drunk, according to a study detailed this year in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. In that study, researchers at the University of Patras in Greece had 20 healthy participants down an 11-ounce glass of beer every 20 minutes, for a total of four drinks; after each, the researchers took a sequence of infrared pictures of their faces. The team found that for drunk people, the nose and mouth regions are generally hotter compared with the forehead.

The new work focused on the so-called «Pinocchio effect» was part of a doctoral thesis and has yet to be published in a scientific peer-reviewed journal.

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‘Pinocchio Effect:’ Lying Causes Nose To Heat Up, Thermography Study Shows

Much like Pinocchio, your nose could reveal that you’re lying, though unlike the beloved character, your nose will heat up instead of growing longer when you tell a fib, new research claims.

Psychology researchers from the University of Granada in Spain used thermography to study the temperature of people’s faces in experiments. They said they found a jump in the temperature around the nose and in the orbital muscle in the inner corner of the eye during lying. They also found that face temperature drops for people performing a difficult mental task and rises for people experiencing high anxiety.

The researchers said these effects could have something to do with the insula, a region of the brain involved in consciousness as well as the detection and regulation of body temperature. Lying boosted activity in this region, the team said. [Why We Lie]

Thermography could be used to study emotional or physiological states that become manifest through body temperature, such as sexual excitement, which heats up the chest and genitals, and even empathy. The researchers said that when highly empathic people see a person getting an electric shock in the forearm, they experience an increase in the temperature in their forearm as if feeling the other person’s pain.

In fact, past research showed that when touched by a male experimenter female heterosexuals in the study had an increase in skin temperature, specifically in the face and chest. That study, detailed May 30 in the journal Biology Letters, suggests skin-temperature changes may help scientists study arousal non-invasively.

In addition to detecting emotions, thermal cameras could out a drunk, according to a study detailed this year in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. In that study, researchers at the University of Patras in Greece had 20 healthy participants down an 11-ounce (330-milliliter) glass of beer every 20 minutes, for a total of four drinks; after each, the researchers took a sequence of infrared pictures of their faces. The team found that for drunk people, the nose and mouth regions are generally hotter compared with the forehead.

The new work focused on the so-called «Pinocchio effect» was part of a doctoral thesis and has yet to be published in a scientific peer-reviewed journal.

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‘Pinocchio Effect:’ Lying Causes Nose To Heat Up, Thermography Study Shows

Much like Pinocchio, your nose could reveal that you’re lying, though unlike the beloved character, your nose will heat up instead of growing longer when you tell a fib, new research claims.

Psychology researchers from the University of Granada in Spain used thermography to study the temperature of people’s faces in experiments. They said they found a jump in the temperature around the nose and in the orbital muscle in the inner corner of the eye during lying. They also found that face temperature drops for people performing a difficult mental task and rises for people experiencing high anxiety.

The researchers said these effects could have something to do with the insula, a region of the brain involved in consciousness as well as the detection and regulation of body temperature. Lying boosted activity in this region, the team said. [Why We Lie]

Thermography could be used to study emotional or physiological states that become manifest through body temperature, such as sexual excitement, which heats up the chest and genitals, and even empathy. The researchers said that when highly empathic people see a person getting an electric shock in the forearm, they experience an increase in the temperature in their forearm as if feeling the other person’s pain.

In fact, past research showed that when touched by a male experimenter female heterosexuals in the study had an increase in skin temperature, specifically in the face and chest. That study, detailed May 30 in the journal Biology Letters, suggests skin-temperature changes may help scientists study arousal non-invasively.

In addition to detecting emotions, thermal cameras could out a drunk, according to a study detailed this year in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. In that study, researchers at the University of Patras in Greece had 20 healthy participants down an 11-ounce (330-milliliter) glass of beer every 20 minutes, for a total of four drinks; after each, the researchers took a sequence of infrared pictures of their faces. The team found that for drunk people, the nose and mouth regions are generally hotter compared with the forehead.

The new work focused on the so-called «Pinocchio effect» was part of a doctoral thesis and has yet to be published in a scientific peer-reviewed journal.

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Like Pinocchio, your nose can reveal when you lie

Much like Pinocchio, your nose could reveal that you’re lying, though unlike the beloved character, your nose will heat up instead of growing longer when you tell a fib, new research claims.

Psychology researchers from the University of Granada in Spain used thermography to study the temperature of people’s faces in experiments. They said they found a jump in the temperature around the nose and in the orbital muscle in the inner corner of the eye during lying. They also found that face temperature drops for people performing a difficult mental task and rises for people experiencing high anxiety.

The researchers said these effects could have something to do with the insula, a region of the brain involved in consciousness as well as the detection and regulation of body temperature. Lying boosted activity in this region, the team said. [Why We Lie]

Thermography could be used to study emotional or physiological states that become manifest through body temperature, such as sexual excitement, which heats up the chest and genitals, and even empathy. The researchers said that when highly empathic people see a person getting an electric shock in the forearm, they experience an increase in the temperature in their forearm as if feeling the other person’s pain.

In fact, past research showed that when touched by a male experimenter female heterosexuals in the study had an increase in skin temperature, specifically in the face and chest. That study, detailed May 30 in the journal Biology Letters, suggests skin-temperature changes may help scientists study arousal non-invasively.

In addition to detecting emotions, thermal cameras could out a drunk, according to a study detailed this year in the International Journal of Electronic Security and Digital Forensics. In that study, researchers at the University of Patras in Greece had 20 healthy participants down an 11-ounce (330-milliliter) glass of beer every 20 minutes, for a total of four drinks; after each, the researchers took a sequence of infrared pictures of their faces. The team found that for drunk people, the nose and mouth regions are generally hotter compared with the forehead.

The new work focused on the so-called «Pinocchio effect» was part of a doctoral thesis and has yet to be published in a scientific peer-reviewed journal.

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