A new study challenges the longstanding belief that fear is primarily communicated through facial expressions, showing instead that context plays the ...

Fear recognition in real-life scenarios is primarily communicated through context rather than facial expressions. Analyzing videos of genuine fear reactions, it was found that situational context ...

If a mouse is in a lot of pain, an experienced handler may see it in the animal’s facial expression—its narrowed eyes and bulging cheeks. But, subtler facial expressions may be more difficult to match ...