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 ...

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Every time we show facial gestures, it feels effortless, but the brain is quietly coordinating an intricate performance.

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 ...

Mules are known as stoic pack animals. UC Davis researchers are developing ways to better assess mules' health from facial expressions and body language. Photos taken by Amy McLean, UC Davis in ...

New research titled "identifying a facial expression of flirtation and its effect on men" deconstructs the morphology of highly-recognized flirtatious facial expressions used by heterosexual women to ...

Lay presentations of research on emotions often make two claims. First, they assert that all humans develop the same set of core emotions. This claim is called the “basic emotion approach” (Ekman, ...

You prepared thoroughly for a presentation at work, and now you’re dropping wisdom to a packed room. Much as you expected, your colleagues appear wowed and ...