New research shows facial expressions are planned by the brain before movement, not automatic emotional reactions.

The team thinks this means that the cingulate cortex manages the social purpose and context of the facial gesture, which is ...

Autistic and non-autistic faces express emotion differently, and misunderstanding can go both ways. A new study suggests that ...

Researchers found that autistic and non-autistic people move their faces differently when expressing emotions like anger, happiness, and sadness. Autistic participants tended to rely on different ...

When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part of the back-and-forth that allows us to understand each other's emotions ...

Autistic and non-autistic people express emotions differently through their facial movements, according to a new study, which ...

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

Researchers have developed a new framework that synchronizes lifelike lip movements with speech audio, ...

Humans pay enormous attention to lips during conversation, and robots have struggled badly to keep up. A new robot developed ...

New research suggests that the emotional content of a facial expression influences how well observers can predict social ...

Learn the right way to draw screaming facial expressions with believable anatomy and emotion. This video breaks down mouth shapes, facial muscle tension, and expression dynamics to help you capture ...

Autistic and non-autistic people express emotions differently through their facial movements, according to a new study ...