You prepared thoroughly for a presentation at work, and now you’re dropping wisdom to a packed room. Much as you expected, your colleagues appear wowed and ...

According to the findings of a recent study published in Academic Medicine, researchers held a 90-minute workshop at six institutions — including the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, New ...

Humans are social beings, hardwired to navigate complex interactions through signals that communicate our internal states. Of all the channels we use to perceive emotion, the human face is arguably ...

Conducting short workshops on reading facial expressions can improve a physician’s interpretation of a patient’s emotions, which could potentially increase patient satisfaction, according to a recent ...

Older people are better at reading facial expressions than younger people in real-life situations, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen. The study, published in Aging, ...

When people smile politely, flash a grin of recognition, or tighten their lips in disapproval, the movement is tiny – but the message can be huge. Imagine you are in a courtroom observing a juror who ...

The Micro Expression Training Tool (METT) that I developed enables those who study it to take this information from people attempting to conceal their emotions (and, in a sense, they are stealing the ...

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

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