Facial expressions arise from brain networks that encode slow, context-rich meaning and fast muscle control on different time scales, keeping smiles and threats socially precise.

The face is an important feature for identifying individuals, and as suggested by the expression, “kaoiro wo ukagau” (Look at the complexion; i.e. be sensitive to someone’s mood, read someone’s ...

New work demonstrates how neural circuits in the brain and muscles of the face work together to respond physically to social cues When a baby smiles at you, it’s almost impossible not to smile back.

When a baby smiles at you, it’s almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part of the back-and-forth that allows us to understand each other’s emotions ...

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Recent advances in brain-computer interfaces have made it possible to more accurately extract speech from neural signals in humans, but language is just one of the tools we use to communicate. “When ...

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You prepared thoroughly for a presentation at work, and now you’re dropping wisdom to a packed room. Much as you expected, your colleagues appear wowed and ...