Psychology & Psychiatry
We can read each other's emotions from surprisingly tiny changes in facial color, study finds
Our faces broadcast our feelings in living color—even when we don't move a muscle.
Mar 19, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Covering faces around kids won't mask emotions
The proliferation of face coverings to keep COVID-19 in check isn't keeping kids from understanding facial expressions, according to a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison psychologists.
Dec 23, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children with dyslexia show stronger emotional responses
Children diagnosed with dyslexia show greater emotional reactivity than children without dyslexia, according to a new collaborative study by UC San Francisco neuroscientists with the UCSF Dyslexia Center and UCSF Memory and ...
Dec 01, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Face it. Our faces don't always reveal our true emotions
Actor James Franco looks sort of happy as he records a video diary in the movie "127 Hours." It's not until the camera zooms out, revealing his arm is crushed under a boulder, that it becomes clear his goofy smile belies ...
Feb 26, 2019
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Autism spectrum disorders
Children with autism find understanding facial expressions difficult
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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Neuroscience
Sleep deprivation impairs ability to interpret facial expressions
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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why smiles (and frowns) are contagious
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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Psychology & Psychiatry
The way you sound affects your mood
Researchers have created a digital audio platform that can modify theemotional tone of people's voices while they are talking, to make themsound happier, sadder or more fearful. New results show that whilelistening to their ...
Jan 11, 2016
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Autism spectrum disorders
Face time: Tech reads facial expressions for autism symptoms
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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Psychology & Psychiatry
Our head movements convey emotions
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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