The first function is to provide motor instructions to your facial muscles. These signals instigate facial expressions. The second primary function is to provide a pathway for your facial nerves ...

The face is a primary interface between emotional state and physical expression. It is how mood communicates itself to t ...

The lower face in primates is chock-a-block with muscles that enable our pie holes to carry out a wide range of functions – like respiration, the suckling characteristic of all mammals, and ...

Bonobo facial expressions reveal complex communication; new system maps 28 moves from distinct muscle actions.

Technology developed at the University of South Florida offers a promising, privacy-preserving tool to help clinicians ...

Face yoga has gained online popularity in recent years for its promised antiaging, face slimming effects, but does it ...

In a study published in the journal Behavioural Processes last month, two US scientists counted 276 different facial expressions when domesticated cats interacted with one another.

They found a total of 276 distinct facial expressions made out of varying combinations of 26 facial movements such as parted lips, jaw drops, dilated or constricted pupils, blinks and half blinks ...

Massage: Give your facial muscles some love by massaging them gently yet firmly using circular motions. This will loosen up your muscles and allow you to shift between facial expressions more easily.

The analysis revealed 26 unique muscle movements that, in various combinations, created 276 facial expressions. The results categorized 46 percent of expressions as friendly, while 37 were ...