Hallucinations, Forgotten Faces, and Other Cognitive Quirks   What’s the Big Idea? If seeing is believing, then how do we come to know? One common misperception holds that vision springs directly from the eyes. True, the eyes, ears, and skin bombard us with a constant stream of...

Contrary to what many psychological scientists think, people do not all have the same set of biologically “basic” emotions, and those emotions are not automatically expressed on the faces of those around us, according to the author of a new article published in Current Directions...

Life Is Written All Over Your Face An expert in Chinese Face Reading, Jean Haner, teaches people how to read their inner nature! She helps people align with their true selves. “The same qualities that reveal the state of your body also have parallels in your emotions. Your face is a...

Video surveillance of London’s rioters points to future of facial recognition The presence of cameras was clearly not a deterrent to the London rioters. But will technological advances that seem poised to eliminate anonymity prevent civil unrest in the future? “I don’t think...

This figure shows the kind of stimuli used in the study: whole faces (left) and only partly revealed faces. According to the researchers, the surprising finding was that although neurons respond most strongly to seeing the whole face, they actually respond much less to the middle panel than to...

A sophisticated new camera system can detect lies just by watching our faces as we talk, experts say. The computerised system uses a simple video camera, a high-resolution thermal imaging sensor and a suite of algorithms. Researchers say the system could be a powerful aid to security services....