Scientists at Autism Research Center at Cambridge University have designed a program involving cartoons to help autistic children identify emotions better. Alex Murphy, mother of an autistic child, ...

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In this activity, your child will begin to understand feelings by drawing faces with different emotions. They can then use the chart to point to the face that best matches how they are feeling.

When it comes to reading a person's state of mind, visual context -- as in background and action -- is just as important as facial expressions and body language. Actor James Franco looks sort of happy ...

How much we can tell about people by looking at their faces? Not as much as was once thought. I was the kind of kid who didn’t want people looking for clues into my inner thoughts. For example, if I ...

Do you sometimes think that your dog knows what you are feeling? Now, two different studies have proven that man’s best friend is able to recognize human emotions by looking at faces. Researchers at ...

Do we grow emotionally wiser as we grow physically older? Not necessarily, according to a recent study that looked at how age affects one’s ability to recognize other people’s emotions. Participants ...

Having wrinkles adds well, a new wrinkle for young people trying to gauge the emotions seen on older people's faces. A new study suggests that younger people may make more mistakes when judging the ...