Human beings are generally good at interpreting others’ emotions, even when they’re hidden or masked — a handy skill for succesful social interactions. For example, you’re in a meeting that is ...

When children are overtired, their facial expressions can forecast social problems years later, according to a new report published by a psychologist. When Shakespeare called sleep "nature's soft ...

When Shakespeare called sleep "nature's soft nurse," he was definitely onto something. Centuries later researchers have found that inadequate sleep in children affects their emotional functioning in ...

Facial expressions play a fundamental role in social communication. While it is well established that others’ expressions influence our behavior—such as approaching a smiling person or avoiding an ...

Parents who struggle to encourage their children to eat vegetables can now play a more influential part at their mealtimes - concludes a study by psychologists in the College of Health and Life ...

Lay presentations of research on emotions often make two claims. First, they assert that all humans develop the same set of core emotions. This claim is called the “basic emotion approach” (Ekman, ...