New research shows facial expressions are planned by the brain before movement, not automatic emotional reactions.

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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Every time we show facial gestures, it feels effortless, but the brain is quietly coordinating an intricate performance.

Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...

Researchers found that autistic and non-autistic people move their faces differently when expressing emotions like anger, happiness, and sadness. Autistic participants tended to rely on different ...

The team thinks this means that the cingulate cortex manages the social purpose and context of the facial gesture, which is ...

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Autistic and non-autistic people express emotions differently through their facial movements, according to a new study, which ...