When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part ...

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Facial expressions play a fundamental role in social communication. While it is well established that others’ expressions influence our behavior—such as approaching a smiling person or avoiding an ...

Nonverbal communication can be just as important—if not more important—than verbal communication for actors. Whether it’s Claire Danes’ furrowed brow as Carrie Mathison in “Homeland” or Jack Gleeson’s ...

Annie Särnblad trains people to read microexpressions using a simple and systematic methodology. She’s spent 25 years living in nine countries and studying eight languages. Särnblad shares five ...

Source: Photo elements from Cameron Ritchie and Brandon Morrison — Creative Commons License I was working on an attention exercise with my young Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Ranger. A colleague ...