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·July 5, 2017·4 min read

Can Our Faces Reveal Whether We Are Rich or Poor?

Could it be possible to judge a person's socioeconomic status by simply looking at their face? A new study revels that people can accurately assess whether a person is rich or poor, but only when the person displays a neutral face that is void of a smile or emotion.

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·June 16, 2017·5 min read

Researchers Explore Why Those With Autism Avoid Eye Contact

A new study sheds light on the neural mechanism behind why some people with autism are unable to make eye contact with others.

Image shows a man expressing different facial expressions from anger to sadness.

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·March 23, 2017·5 min read

Sleep Deprivation Impairs Ability to Interpret Facial Expressions

A new study reports people have a difficult time reading a person's emotion from their facial expression when sleep deprived.

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·January 25, 2017·6 min read

Fixating on Faces: Face Cell Activation Depends on Where You Are Paying Attention

Study could shed light on the mechanisms behind social cognitive defects associated with autism.

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·December 14, 2016·4 min read

Infants Show Apparent Awareness of Ethnic Differences

Children under the age of one appear to be able to notice differences when looking at the faces of women from different ethnic backgrounds, a new study reports.