1/ THREAD: Body Language Analysis No. 4025-T: Donald Trump, Hope Hicks, and Affection (PHOTOS) • #BodyLanguageExpert #BodyLanguage #HopeHicks #DonaldTrump #Kiss #Kissing #Affection #Nonverbal #EmotionalIntelligence 
2/ Body Language Fact: Kissing with one's eyes closed is a strong signal of heightened affection.
3/ 90% of a healthy person's sensory input is visual. Thus the remaining 10% must be "shared" by the other four senses - touch, taste, hearing, and smell. In addition — 40% of the mass of the human brain is fully dedicated to vision.
4/ When we close our eyes, slight momentary changes occur in both neurologic activity as well as blood flow — with a bit less directed to visual areas of the brain — and a little more toward/in the other regions.
5/ This subtle blood flow/neurologic dynamic brings with it a significant relative shift in oxygen, nutrients, and further increased neurological activity to the remaining 60% of the brain. Thus, the other four senses experience an up-regulation of sensitivity.
6/ Dwell on this phenomenon for a moment. We close our eyes when we taste chocolate cake — when we smell a flower — when we are straining to listen to a faint sound, etc. And when in dim light - our tactile sensitivity immediately increases.
7/ But not only do these other four senses become more perceptive — our cognitive focus also increases — and our emotions also become more intense.
8/ When affection is present — we close our eyes, but when we hug or kiss someone with whom we have no or little affection, our eyes remain open.
9/ SUMMARY: Donald Trump and Hope Hicks have true affection for each other.
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10/ Closing our eyes temporarily amplify our other senses, our cognition, and in many contexts, our emotions. This is especially true in the context of a kiss or hug. This allows us to drink-in more of the moment — to feel it more deeply.
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11/ Thus, closing one's eyes in these scenarios facilitates a natural form of positive biofeedback.
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