A large study published in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience has found that children who were tested during the COVID-19 pandemic showed measurable differences in how their brains processed faces, ...

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 ...

The tool can help overcome barriers to diagnosis, like cognitive development, language skills, avoidance behaviors and emotional suppression. Anyone can view a sampling of recent comments, but you ...

Researchers found that autistic and non-autistic people move their faces differently when expressing emotions like anger, happiness, and sadness. Autistic participants tended to rely on different ...

When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part of the back-and-forth that allows us to understand each other's emotions ...