Is the human brain capable of identifying a fake smile?
Friday, October 4, 2013 - 09:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Since Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, much has been said about what lies behind her smile. Now, researchers have discovered how far this attention-grabbing expression confuses our emotion recognition and makes us perceive a face as happy, even if it is not. Human beings deduce others´ state of mind from their facial expressions.