It has been proposed that facial expression production originates in sensory regulation. Here we demonstrate that facial expressions of fear are configured to enhance sensory acquisition. A ...

Some of the expressions the researchers identified, from top left to bottom right: happy, sad, fearful, angry, surprised, disgusted, happily surprised, happily disgusted, sadly fearful, sadly angry.

In a time of filters, algorithms, and ever fewer real encounters, it is becoming increasingly difficult to read facial ...

September 3, 2009 — Patients with disfiguring psoriasis appear to have altered brain responses to disgust, allowing them to cope with the social stigma of their illness by "screening out" others' ...

One of the most recognizable facial expressions is disgust: the expression displayed by an individual who is exposed to a nauseating image or horrifying story. But what happens when this emotion is ...

Why do our eyes open wide when we feel fear or narrow to slits when we express disgust? According to new research, it has to do with survival. In a paper published Thursday in the journal ...

The facial expression indicating disagreement is universal, researchers say. A furrowed brow, lifted chin and pressed-together lips — a mix of anger, disgust and contempt — are used to show negative ...

Well, Pharrell, turns out we can be more than just "Happy." A new study suggests humans have many facial expressions that can convey distinct emotions such as "happily surprised" or "fearfully angry." ...