Japanese researchers first identified the characteristics of facial expression recognition of children with ADHD by measuring hemodynamic response in the brain. They showed that children with ADHD ...

Did you catch that guy’s smile? Probably. We are able to accurately recognize a smile in about 50 milliseconds (that’s a fleeting 1/20 of a second). Not only that, we can recognize a happy expression ...

The detection of emotional facial expressions is an initial stage in conscious facial expression processing. The appropriate detection of emotional facial expressions in other individuals plays an ...

We smile when we're happy. But how does a face strike the proper look to show, say, happy surprise? Or happy disgust, like when you're laughing at a really gross joke? A new report, published Monday ...

“While this study doesn’t have direct clinical impact, it supports previous observations that psychostimulants affect brain function in children with ADHD not only when they’re faced with cognitive ...

Although numerous studies explore the effects of emotion on decision-making, the existing research has mainly focused on the influence of intrapersonal emotions, leaving the influence of one person’s ...

Facial expressions are a key asset in our arsenal of communication methods. Without saying a word, we can alert those around us to our emotional state—ranging from elation to sorrow—simply by flexing ...

Science is proving what pet owners have long believed: Dogs understand what we're feeling. Specifically, dogs can recognize the difference between a happy and an angry human face, a study published ...

Autistic and non-autistic people express emotions differently through their facial movements, according to a new study, which may help to explain why emotional expressions are sometimes misinterpreted ...

This article originally appeared on Health. If toothpaste and lipstick commercials are to be believed, a big grin can make you look more attractive, more approachable, and years younger. While the ...

Nineteenth century French neuroscientist Guillaume Duchenne (right) and his assistant force a volunteer to look surprised by electrically shocking muscles in his face. We smile when we're happy. But ...