Facial expressions play a crucial role in human daily life interactions, so it is possible that
they contain relevant anticipatory cues. Therefore, we conducted two studies in karate …

In a series of three studies, we examined whether third-party observers can detect attraction
in others based on subtle nonverbal cues. We employed video segments of dates collected …

The concept of pupillary contagion refers to the automatic imitation of observed pupil size
and reflects shared autonomic arousal. Previous studies have linked the experience of …

Depictions of sadness are commonplace, and here we aimed to discover and catalogue the
complex and nuanced ways that people interpret sad facial expressions. We used a rigorous …

Crying is an ubiquitous human behavior through which an emotion is expressed on the face
together with visible tears and constitutes a slippery riddle for researchers. To provide an …

Social targets' eyes are a rich source of information: partners with dilated and constricted
pupils are perceived positively and negatively, respectively. Here, we tested whether …

According to the perceptual model, our knowledge of others' minds is a form of perceptual
knowledge. We know, for example, that Jones is angry because we can literally see that he …

Facial skin blood flow (SkBF) has attracted attention as an autonomic indicator because it
influences facial colour, which informs others of emotional states, and facial temperature …

Cooperation is pivotal for society to flourish and prosper. To ease cooperation, humans
express and read emotions and intentions via explicit signals or subtle reflections of arousal …

Natural environments, compared to urban environments, usually lead to reduced stress and
positive body appreciation. We assumed that walks through nature and urban environments …