Primate facial expression has long been studied within a framework of emotion that has
heavily influenced both theoretical approaches and scientific methods. For example, our …

Persuasiveness is a high-level personality trait that quantifies the influence a speaker has
on the beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, and behavior of the audience. With social …

Certain features of facial appearance perceptually resemble expressive cues related to
facial displays of emotion. We hypothesized that because expressive markers of anger (such …

Human interactions are replete with emotional exchanges. In these exchanges information
about the emotional state of the interaction partners is only one type of information …

Most of the existing sets of facial expressions of emotion contain static photographs. While
increasing demand for stimuli with enhanced ecological validity in facial emotion recognition …

In the current study, electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded simultaneously with facial
electromyography (fEMG) to determine whether emotional faces and emotional scenes are …

Background: Previous studies have suggested increased sensitivity for emotional facial
expressions and subtle impairments in emotion recognition from facial expressions in …

Data from two studies were used to estimate the reliability of facial EMG when used to index
facial mimicry (Study 1) or affective reactions to pictorial stimuli (Study 2). Results for …

Models are the hallmark of mature scientific inquiry. In psychology, this maturity has been
reached in a pervasive question—what models best represent facial expressions of …

With age, we develop facial wrinkles, which change the appearance of the face making it
less attractive. Winkles and folds also “mimic” facial expressions, such that older neutral …