FeaturedPsychology·April 4, 2017·3 min readCan 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.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 4, 2017·4 min readEmoticons Help Gauge School Happiness Levels in Young ChildrenA new questionnaire that uses emoticon-like facial expressions could help teachers to communicate complex emotions with young children.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 20, 2016·4 min readPinpointing Brain Area That Recognizes Facial ExpressionsA new study reports researchers have identified the area of the brain they believe to be responsible for recognizing human facial expressions.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 28, 2016·7 min readNot That Face! Facial Expressions Act As Grammatical MarkersA single, universal facial expression is interpreted across many cultures as the embodiment of negative emotion, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 14, 2016·5 min readSocial Robot Helps Kids Learn Through Personalized InteractionsTega, a socially assertive educational robot is able to interpret emotional responses of students and create a personalized motivational strategy, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 12, 2016·3 min readWhy Smiles and Frowns are ContagiousResearchers describe how people in social situations simulate others' facial expressions to create emotional responses in themselves.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 10, 2016·3 min readReading Emotions On ScreenA new study reports on how movie makers rely on psychological principles about how much a human can comprehend and absorb.Read More
AutismFeatured·December 31, 2015·2 min readReading Facial Expressions for Autism SymptomsA new app may be able to screen for autism by reading a child's facial expressions for emotional cues.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·November 30, 2015·5 min readProcessing Facial Emotions in People With AutismA new study compares the neural activity in different brain regions between people with ASD and typically developing people when viewing facial emotions.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 24, 2015·2 min read3D Images of Facial Expressions Evoke Stronger EmotionsA new study reports 3D images of facial expressions evoke stronger emotional responses than traditional 2D images.Read More
AutismFeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 14, 2015·4 min readAltered Connections Between Eye Contact and Facial Mimicry in AutismA new study investigates how joint attention and spontaneous facial mimicry interact in relation to each other in people with autism.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 5, 2015·3 min readHumans and Horses Share Facial ExpressionsAccording to a new study, researchers have discovered horses share some surprisingly similar facial expressions to chimps and humans. The study helps explain how facial expressions can be used as a form of communication.Read More
