Facial expressions might not be reliable indicators of emotion, research indicates. In fact, it might be more accurate to say we should never trust a person's face, new research suggests.

According to the facial feedback hypothesis, the simple act of putting a smile on your face can boost your mood. But recent research shows pasting on a grin can have mixed results.

Facial expressions that engage muscles around the eye area known as "Duchenne markers" make someone seem more emotionally intense and sincere, according to a new study.

So the combination of facial expressions and what is displayed on the screen is important. For serious medical messages, a serious or impassive "face" would be needed to impart a serious statement.

Your facial nerve is responsible for making facial expressions, and it stimulates the sensors in the front two-thirds of your tongue. The facial nerve also helps to stimulate your oral cavity and ...

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The astonished scientists discovered that the cats had at least "276 morphologically distinct facial expressions." As it turns out, scientists have come closer to the answer some of these ...

In a study published in the journal Behavioural Processes last month, two US scientists counted 276 different facial expressions when domesticated cats interacted with one another.

We also know that facial expressions are an important method of communication for horses. In a 2016 study, equine cognition researcher Jen Wathan and her colleagues demonstrated this when they ...

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 ...

Spatial similarity between the FEPS and other pain-related signatures. Credit: (2024). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.87962.2 ...