Doctors may soon be able to diagnose a severe form of depression simply by looking at someone's face. This type of depression, called melancholia, is marked by a complete loss of interest in daily ...

This story appears in the October 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Let’s face it: When it comes to expressions, a horse is no one-trick pony. Recent findings have revealed that our ...

Many babies of this age: Understand the names of familiar people and objects Show their understanding with responsive body language and facial expressions Say a few words Respond to a firm "no" by ...

Name—a self-fulfilling ‘pro-face-y’? Researchers set out to explore an intriguing question: Do parents choose names that fit their baby's appearance, or do our facial features adapt over ...

It's a natural reaction; facial expressions play an important role in communicating the unpleasant sensory and emotional experience of pain. Among other things, they signal to others that we are ...