Facial expressions arise from brain networks that encode slow, context-rich meaning and fast muscle control on different time scales, keeping smiles and threats socially precise.

The face is an important feature for identifying individuals, and as suggested by the expression, “kaoiro wo ukagau” (Look at the complexion; i.e. be sensitive to someone’s mood, read someone’s ...

Scientists call this phenomenon emotional mimicry. Biologists and psychologists consider this automatic matching of another’s ...

Humans perceive emotional expressions displayed by non-human primates and spontaneously mimic these expressions, according to ...

Humans not only recognize emotions on the faces of monkeys and apes but also unconsciously mimic those expressions.

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 ...

When I started horse riding lessons at the age of eight, I was told that if a horse had its ears forward that was a good sign, and if horse had its ears back it wasn’t happy. Those riding lessons ...