Scientists call this phenomenon emotional mimicry. Biologists and psychologists consider this automatic matching of another’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You prepared thoroughly for a presentation at work, and now you’re dropping wisdom to a packed room. Much as you expected, your ...

One indication that human nature is not completely determined by culture is facial expressions. Evidence shows that a number of facial expressions are related to similar emotions across cultures.

A psychology professor reveals facial expressions as tools for social influence. Maybe it was a sweet-as-pie, pretty-please smile meant to talk a friend into sharing her dessert, or a serious stink ...

Facial expressions offer potent displays of emotions and to a large extent are universally understood. Yet the social context or framing around an expression is important and can color how we ...

We often regard the fuzzy felines sharing our homes as still something of a mystery. Cats, like dogs, can make loving, fulfilling and entertaining pets, but they are distinctly different from our ...

Lauren Dawson is a postdoctoral fellow of Animal Biosciences at the University of Guelph. This story originally featured on The Conversation. Cats are popular pets: There are an estimated 200 million ...

New work demonstrates how neural circuits in the brain and muscles of the face work together to respond physically to social cues When a baby smiles at you, it’s almost impossible not to smile back.

We spend time selecting our LinkedIn profile picture, decorating our cubicles, and choosing the clothes we wear. But how often do we pay attention to our facial expressions? Our faces represent us, ...