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Every facial expression comes from a single brain network

Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...
The Conversation

Research on facial expressions challenges the way we think about autism

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 ...
Time

How to Read Facial Expressions, and Why We Get Them Wrong

Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: Klaus Vedfelt—Getty Images, Tim Robberts—Getty Images, Kelvin Murray—Getty Images, Robert Recker—Getty Images, Howard Kingsnorth—Getty ...
The Conversation

Horses have a complex repertoire of facial expressions, just like primates

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 ...
Psychology Today

Look Beyond Face Value: The Psychology of Facial Paralysis

Facial expression may get a lot of attention, but to understand the full range of human communication, we have to look beyond the face. Facial Palsy Awareness Week is March 1-7. Learn about facial ...
Backstage

Six Facial Expression Exercises for Actors

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 ...