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

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 ...

"This is my life, and I'm gonna be angry if I want to." ...

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

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

Scientists have created a robot that learns lip movements by watching humans rather than following preset rules. The ...

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 ...

China has reportedly developed a robot that can respond with natural human facial expressions. The robot was created by Liu Xiaofeng, a professor at Hohai University in Jiangsu Province, and his ...