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Understanding facial expressions is key to decoding human emotions and intentions, especially when identifying untrustworthy individuals. Facial cues often reveal underlying feelings not expressed ...

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 ...

A study challenges the long-held view that facial mimicry functions primarily as a social tool for politeness or empathy, ...

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Facial mimicry refers to automatic copying of another person’s facial expressions. When one person smiles, a listener may ...

[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 ...

After three years of Covid-era masking, some Japanese people feel their facial expressions are a bit rusty. Enter Keiko Kawano, smile instructor. By Hisako Ueno and Mike Ives Hisako Ueno reported from ...

Face yoga involves a series of facial exercises designed to engage the muscles in the face and neck. It may improve the structural appearance of the face, but evidence is unclear. Face yoga employs ...