The team thinks this means that the cingulate cortex manages the social purpose and context of the facial gesture, which is ...

Researchers have developed a new framework that synchronizes lifelike lip movements with speech audio, ...

New research shows facial expressions are planned by the brain before movement, not automatic emotional reactions.

Certain psychiatric diagnoses and their symptoms can be identified in patients when analyzing their speech and facial movements through machine learning technology, a recent study found. The study ...

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 ...

Realistic digital avatars are becoming increasingly relevant, for example in virtual and augmented reality applications, video conferencing, films and computer games, or in medicine. Researchers at ...

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

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 ...