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Scientists have discovered a tell-tale sign of heart and lung disease – the inability to show surprise in our face. US research published in Emergency Medicine Journal tested the facial expressions of ...

Surprising someone not only creates a memorable experience, but also becomes a powerful tool for social influence, revealed new study published in the journal Topics in Cognitive Science. Surprises ...

A study participant makes three faces: happy (left), disgusted (center) and happily disgusted (right). Researcher Aleix Martinez described "happily disgusted" as "how you feel when you watch one of ...

Scientists have identified 21 facial expressions we all pull, more than three times the number previously thought. Researchers at Ohio State University used computers to map the full range of human ...

Human beings have only four basic facial expressions which correspond to distinct universal emotions - two fewer than previously believed, say scientists. There are now a third less because while ...