Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...

When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part ...

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Happy, sad, angry, scared: Some of us are good at hiding these everyday emotions, while others are unable to disguise them. Whether subtle or intense, facial expressions are the key to how we identify ...

Can't stop laughing at the wrong time? Research shows your go-to strategy doesn't work, especially when others are laughing.

[Note: This practice involves our visual system, which for many people is impaired. If this is the case for you, you could adapt my suggestions to focus on the voices of others.] As our ancestors ...

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 ...