Smiling or hiding real emotions when feeling sad or anxious may not be as maladaptive as previously believed, a new study reports.
The initial reaction of the brain is independent of the facial emotional expression we see. It is only after the eye movement is completed that the brain shows strong responses to the emotional expression of a face.
New research reports dogs can recognize different emotional expressions on human faces.
Researchers discover how a smile confuses out emotional recognition and can make us perceive a face as happy, even if it is not.