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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Certain psychiatric diagnoses and their symptoms can be identified in patients when analyzing their speech and facial movements through machine learning technology, a recent study found. The study ...

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

Researchers used an algorithm to allow people to refine what they thought the facial expression of a particular emotion should look like. The results show profound individual differences, suggesting ...

Stubbing your toe on a table leg or fracturing your wrist will probably make you wince in pain (and possibly curse). It's a natural reaction; facial expressions play an important role in communicating ...

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