The challenge of studying human cognitive evolution is identifying unique features of our
intelligence while explaining the processes by which they arose. Comparisons with …

Eye gaze is a ubiquitous cue in child–caregiver interactions, and infants are highly attentive
to eye gaze from very early on. However, the question of why infants show gaze-sensitive …

Traditionally, metacognition & higher mental abilities are thought to be exclusively linked to
consciousness. However, a growing number of researchers support the idea that …

What emotions do the face and body express? Guided by new conceptual and quantitative
approaches (Cowen, Elfenbein, Laukka, & Keltner, 2018; Cowen & Keltner, 2017, 2018), we …

To slow the progression of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World
Health Organization (WHO) have recommended wearing face coverings. However, very little …

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable
synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development …

An exploration of how the unconscious is formed and functions by one of our most renowned
experts on emotion and the brain. This book traces the evolution of the concept of the …

An ongoing debate in affective science concerns whether certain discrete,“basic” emotions
have evolutionarily based signals (facial expressions) that are easily, universally, and …

Highlights•Gaze stimuli are effective in modulating attention and perception in human
observers.•People use gaze to acquire information about others, but also use it to …

Altruistic behavior is considered a key feature of the human cooperative makeup, with deep
ontogenetic roots. The tendency to engage in altruistic behavior varies between individuals …