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

Researchers have designed a robot capable of displaying realistic lip movements, as used by humans in speech and singing.

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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 ...

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

What would you do if you walked up to a robot with a human-like head and it smiled at you first? You’d likely smile back and perhaps feel the two of you were genuinely interacting. But how does a ...

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

[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 ...