Humans pay enormous attention to lips during conversation, and robots have struggled badly to keep up. A new robot developed ...

Women’s real human faces are showing up on screen more often. I’d like to officially declare the dawn of a new era.

Have you ever been to a zoo and thought that the animals looked sad? Or perhaps you’ve visited a wildlife park and felt that ...

New framework syncs robot lip movements with speech, supporting 11+ languages and enhancing humanlike interaction.

Horses can detect fear in humans by smell, becoming more likely to startle and more wary of people who are scared, a new study has found.

Facial expressions may appear spontaneous, but new research shows the brain begins preparing them long before the face ...

Clamming up when talking about feelings may be a guy thing after all, a new study suggests. "We have known through other ...

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

Every time we smile, grimace, or flash a quick look of surprise, it feels effortless, but the brain is quietly coordinating an intricate performance.

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

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

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