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·November 24, 2015·2 min read

3D Images of Facial Expressions Evoke Stronger Emotions

A new study reports 3D images of facial expressions evoke stronger emotional responses than traditional 2D images.

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·October 14, 2015·4 min read

Altered Connections Between Eye Contact and Facial Mimicry in Autism

A new study investigates how joint attention and spontaneous facial mimicry interact in relation to each other in people with autism.

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·July 8, 2022·3 min read

Antibiotic Treatments May Make Us More Susceptible to Negative Emotions

Recent antibiotic use impacts the way in which people pay attention to negative facial expressions. Findings shed light on how antibiotic use can increase the risks of depression.

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Autism Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·June 2, 2021·4 min read

Autistic People Find It Harder to Identify Anger in Facial Expressions

People on the autism spectrum have difficulties in identifying angry expressions produced at normal speed and intensity.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·October 21, 2017·6 min read

Boosting Social Skills With Brain Scanning

A new study aims to use neuroimaging technology to better understand the networks behind social interactions.

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·September 4, 2019·4 min read

Can AI spot liars?

Artificial intelligence systems that use emotional reading algorithms to evaluate facial expressions are not very good at lie detection.

Featured Psychology

·April 4, 2017·3 min read

Can People Identify a Cat’s Mood Through Its Facial Expressions?

A new study aims to find out if people can identify their cat's emotions through their facial expressions. The researchers hope their findings will help better manage the welfare and health of these popular pets.

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·October 31, 2022·2 min read

Different People Interpret Facial Impressions Very Differently

The same facial expression can mean different things to different people.

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·February 12, 2015·2 min read

Dogs Know That Smile on Your Face

New research reports dogs can recognize different emotional expressions on human faces.

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·February 4, 2017·4 min read

Emoticons Help Gauge School Happiness Levels in Young Children

A new questionnaire that uses emoticon-like facial expressions could help teachers to communicate complex emotions with young children.

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·February 13, 2023·4 min read

Even the Best Models for Reading Facial Expressions May Be Partly Subjective

Even the best models for recognizing facial emotions fall short of real human judgment. Additionally, individual differences mean different people read different emotions from the same face, making it harder to ascertain exactly which facial movements are systematically linked to different emotional states.

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·July 23, 2021·3 min read

Facial Expression Software Knows Which Olympic Medal Makes You Happier and Why

Facial expression analysis reveals bronze medalists were more likely to smile on the podium than silver medalists, while gold medalists were displayed the happiest facial expressions.