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When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part ...

A new study suggests that primate facial expressions may not just be reflex ...

A study challenges the long-held view that facial mimicry functions primarily as a social tool for politeness or empathy, ...

It's only been a few months since Meta announced that it would open its smart glasses platform to third-party developers. But ...

Imagine sitting across from someone describing two movies to you. You listen attentively, trying to decide which one ...

Smiles do more than express emotion - new research shows they can unconsciously influence trust and shape how we perceive others.

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Lay presentations of research on emotions often make two claims. First, they assert that all humans develop the same set of core emotions. This claim is called the “basic emotion approach” (Ekman, ...