Within 400 milliseconds, your brain and face begin responding to another person's smile, setting off a cascade that researchers are only beginning to understand.

We use facial expression to help recall an emotion, researchers say. A new study shows that in order to recall an emotion (positive or negative) we “re-enact” the motor sequence of the facial ...

Keira Knightley and Kristen Stewart are its best ambassadors. Instead of curving upwards, their mouths curve downwards, giving them a unique charm. The inverted smile, which doesn't follow the usual ...

Your smile isn’t just your mouth. It’s a full-face expression, made up of tiny muscular shifts you’re barely aware of. The corners lift. The cheeks follow. The eyes crease slightly. And at the centre ...

Everyone knows how to fake a smile. We learn when to show and hide our genuine emotions from early face-to-face exchanges. Parents instinctively want to shield their children from negative social ...

Is that a hurtful smirk or genuine grin? We've asked communication experts on how smiles can be interpreted and what you can do to keep your smile taken at its true value. A smile can have a hidden ...

Australian swimmers Matthew Targett, Matthew Abood, James Magnussen and Eamon Sullivan celebrate winning the gold medal in the Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay during the FINA World Championships. Photo ...

The best VR experiences let users use their real-life bodies to maneuver in the virtual world. MindMaze wants to extend that immersion to include the user's facial expressions: Its latest product, ...