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 ...

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 ...

Smiling videos can distinguish between people with and without Parkinson's disease, providing an easy, accessible, and cost-effective way to screen for Parkinson's, particularly when access to ...

A reduced range of facial expression among patients who present to the emergency department with chest pain and shortness of breath may provide a visual clue to a potentially serious cardiopulmonary ...

Fixations (circles) and scanning paths (lines between the circles) of two dogs during the 1,500 ms presentations of three facial expressions (threatening, Pleasant and Neutral) of dogs and humans ...

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 ...