Humans not only recognize emotions on the faces of monkeys and apes but also unconsciously mimic those expressions.

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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.

Whether at a birthday party in Brazil, a funeral in Kenya, or protests in Hong Kong, humans all use variations of the same facial expressions in similar social contexts, such as smiles, frowns, ...

Previous studies have shown that infant and juvenile non-human primates spontaneously mimic human facial gestures, such as tongue protrusion and lip smacking. In addition, humans and chimpanzees ...

Annie Särnblad trains people to read microexpressions using a simple and systematic methodology. She’s spent 25 years living in nine countries and studying eight languages. Särnblad shares five ...

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