You prepared thoroughly for a presentation at work, and now you’re dropping wisdom to a packed room. Much as you expected, your colleagues appear wowed and ...

Master these fleeting facial movements that last less than half a second, and you'll never be fooled by someone's words again ...

Patients want to hear the right diagnosis. Physicians want patient satisfaction. What can physicians and medical students do to ensure both of these initiatives are met? According to the findings of a ...

Humans are social beings, hardwired to navigate complex interactions through signals that communicate our internal states. Of all the channels we use to perceive emotion, the human face is arguably ...

The Micro Expression Training Tool (METT) that I developed enables those who study it to take this information from people attempting to conceal their emotions (and, in a sense, they are stealing the ...

Conducting short workshops on reading facial expressions can improve a physician’s interpretation of a patient’s emotions, which could potentially increase patient satisfaction, according to a recent ...

After a rough night's sleep, your ability to recognize whether those around you are happy or sad could suffer, according to a study led by a University of Arizona psychologist. The research, published ...

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

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