Despite conventional wisdom that suggests women are better than men at facial recognition, Penn State psychologists found no difference between men and women in their ability to recognize faces and categorize facial expressions.
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A team from Bristol's School of Experimental Psychology aimed to find out whether six basic facial expressions differing in intensity are challenging for young people with autism to recognise.
Mar 30, 2017
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After a rough night's sleep, your ability to recognize whether those around you are happy or sad could suffer, according to a study led by a University of Arizona psychologist.
Mar 23, 2017
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We use others' eyes - whether they're widened or narrowed - to infer emotional states, and the inferences we make align with the optical function of those expressions, according to new research published in Psychological ...
Feb 22, 2017
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Researchers at The Ohio State University have pinpointed the area of the brain responsible for recognizing human facial expressions.
Apr 19, 2016
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Researchers have identified a single, universal facial expression that is interpreted across many cultures as the embodiment of negative emotion.
Mar 28, 2016
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Smile! It makes everyone in the room feel better because they, consciously or unconsciously, are smiling with you. Growing evidence shows that an instinct for facial mimicry allows us to empathize with and even experience ...
Feb 11, 2016
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There's an app for everything these days—from weight loss to working out. Now, thanks in part to support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), there's an app that may screen for autism by reading kids' facial expressions ...
Dec 30, 2015
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When people talk or sing, they often nod, tilt or bow their heads to reinforce verbal messages. But how effective are these head gestures at conveying emotions?
Oct 27, 2015
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An international team of researchers have found that when we smile it actually changes the way our brains process other people's emotions.
Jun 29, 2015
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