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, ...

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

We use our faces to communicate, but our facial expressions may not always come across the way we think they do. And we may be just as wrong when reading the faces of others, a study says. "Many ...

Researchers found that autistic and non-autistic people move their faces differently when expressing emotions like anger, ...

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

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

The rise of emoji culture signals a significant shift in how we express emotions. These small, colorful symbols have evolved from simple digital accessories to become primary vehicles for emotional ...

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

Mlodinow, a theoretical physicist and former faculty member of the California Institute of Technology, is the author of Emotional: How Feelings Shape Our Thinking, among many other books. In September ...