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

A study challenges the long-held view that facial mimicry functions primarily as a social tool for politeness or empathy, ...

When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part ...

Facial mimicry refers to automatic copying of another person’s facial expressions. When one person smiles, a listener may ...

In social situations, humans often copy the facial expressions of others who they are interacting with. This phenomenon, known as facial mimicry, is widely reported and has been linked to social ...