Researchers have successfully adapted a standardized system for analyzing facial expressions to include bonobos, our closest living relatives alongside chimpanzees. The study, led by an international ...

Facial emotion representations expand from sensory cortex to prefrontal regions across development, suggesting that the prefrontal cortex matures with development to enable a full understanding of ...

A reduced range of facial expression among patients who present to the emergency department with chest pain and shortness of breath may provide a visual clue to a potentially serious cardiopulmonary ...

Researchers found that autistic and non-autistic people move their faces differently when expressing emotions like anger, happiness, and sadness. Autistic participants tended to rely on different ...

"This is a new and improved way to understand our emotions by looking at multiple body signals at once," says Cheng. "People often don't visibly show how they truly feel, so that’s why we’re combining ...

New research shows facial expressions are planned by the brain before movement, not automatic emotional reactions.

The team thinks this means that the cingulate cortex manages the social purpose and context of the facial gesture, which is ...

Depression is one of the most common mental health challenges, but its early signs are often overlooked. It is often linked to reduced facial expressivity. However, whether mild depression or ...

New research suggests that the emotional content of a facial expression influences how well observers can predict social outcomes. A series of experiments indicates that people have a harder time ...