Introduced by Japan’s Masahiro Mori, the “Uncanny Valley” principle states that the more a humanoid robot strives and fails to mimic human appearance, the less appealing it is to humans. In yet ...

Most studies of how we recognize facial expressions have used static models of intense expressions. But new research indicates that facial motion -- seeing the range of movement in the arching of an ...

Making a friend smile has never been so easy, or creepy. New software can copy your expression and paste it onto another person's face - on a computer screen at least. This results in a creepy effect ...

Using hundreds of faces of actors from movies, psychologists have shown how facial expressions can get in the way of our ability to tell unfamiliar faces apart. People's faces change from moment to ...

Show someone a piece of rotting food and their reaction will be visibly similar the world over. Their eyes will close, their noses will wrinkle and their mouths will tighten, all part of a universal ...

Do you find it difficult to choose the perfect smiley-face emoji when trying to convey happy emotions in a text message? Although many emojis look very similar, it seems there are countless slightly ...