SNL creator Lorne Michaels is a man of details, and nothing gets past him, even a facial expression by one of the stars. In a ...

Can't stop laughing at the wrong time? Research shows your go-to strategy doesn't work, especially when others are laughing.

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

Understanding facial expressions is key to decoding human emotions and intentions, especially when identifying untrustworthy individuals. Facial cues often reveal underlying feelings not expressed ...

Lay presentations of research on emotions often make two claims. First, they assert that all humans develop the same set of core emotions. This claim is called the “basic emotion approach” (Ekman, ...

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 ...

In our increasingly digital world, the emergence of applications designed to detect and track micro-expressions is gaining momentum. These innovative tools have the potential to radically transform ...