(Reuters Health) - Children with autism may have a harder time reading emotions on people's faces than other kids, but they also misunderstand the feelings they see in a way that's pretty similar to ...

One indication that human nature is not completely determined by culture is facial expressions. Evidence shows that a number of facial expressions are related to similar emotions across cultures.

Children with autism can learn to read facial expressions by using a smartphone app that runs on Google Glass. The app provides real-time cues about other people's facial expressions, according to ...

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 ...

Computer scientists in Singapore are developing a system that locates the face using derivative-based filtering and then calculates which emotions are being expressed. Elizabeth Armstrong Moore ...

Diagnosing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children presents distinct challenges, especially for those with limited verbal communication or emotional self-awareness. A research team at the ...