The human universals of exultation and defeat

It's true. You don't think about it, you instinctually jump up and thrust your fists skyward. It just happens.

From the Economist, Victory is mine.

"WHETHER you are a gorilla, a four-year-old child, a politician or an Olympic athlete, the signs of victory are obvious for all to see: the chest inflates, the head is thrown back and the victor displays a strutting and confident air. Shame at being defeated is equally recognisable: the head bows, and sometimes the shoulders slump and the chest narrows too..."