New research shows facial expressions are planned by the brain before movement, not automatic emotional reactions.
Facial emotion representations expand from sensory cortex to prefrontal regions across development, suggesting that the prefrontal cortex matures with development to enable a full understanding of ...
In the past decade, scientists have made the facial transplants a reality. Now, surgeons can give someone an entirely new, functioning face grafted from a deceased donor. But after these initial ...
Facial expressions play a fundamental role in social communication. While it is well established that others’ expressions influence our behavior—such as approaching a smiling person or avoiding an ...
Connor Tom Keating receives funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC). Jennifer Cook has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under ...
Nonverbal communication can be just as important—if not more important—than verbal communication for actors. Whether it’s Claire Danes’ furrowed brow as Carrie Mathison in “Homeland” or Jack Gleeson’s ...