Smiles do more than express emotion - new research shows they can unconsciously influence trust and shape how we perceive ...

According to new research published in Emotion, those snap decisions may hinge on something surprisingly simple - whether someone smiles, and whether we smile back. This non-verbal communication, ...

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 ...

How does mimicry affect the way we judge other people? Whose behavior do we imitate, and in what situations? It turns out that we are more likely to mimic people who express joy, and we perceive those ...

In social situations, humans often copy the facial expressions of others who they are interacting with. This phenomenon, ...

People instinctively mimic others’ facial expressions, but new research shows we do this far more with joyful faces than with sadness or anger—and that the intensity of mimicry predicts how much we ...