Emotions are a fundamental part of human psychology—a complex process that has long distinguished us from machines. Even advanced artificial intelligence (AI) lacks the capacity to feel. However, ...

Visit the interactive "Emotions at Play" exhibit, which helps kids identify and understand big feelings through play.

Mickey Mouse endures because he fits our evolved need for safe faces, shared stories, and imagination, helping us regulate ...

Scientists have long focused on quantifying fear and other negative emotions in animals. Now they’re trying to measure ...

Emotions are a fundamental part of human psychology-a complex process that has long distinguished us from machines. Even advanced artificial intelligence (AI) lacks the capacity to feel. However, ...

A new study has revealed why autistic and non-autistic individuals have so much trouble telling each other's emotions apart.

Autistic and non-autistic people express emotions differently through their facial movements, according to a new study, which ...

Imaginary friends are part of normal childhood development, but clinicians should assess rigidity, distress, or functional impairment to separate healthy play from underlying concern issues.

Neuroscientists are tracking the brain activity that underlies a cognitive breakthrough and unraveling how it might boost ...

Even though his High School Musical character did not approve of his best friend Troy's theatrical pursuits, in real life, ...

For as long as humans have buried their dead, they've dreamed of keeping them close. The ancient Fayum portraits - those stunningly lifelike images wrapped in Egyptian mummies - captured faces meant ...

It would be easy to dismiss the tempest surrounding Adelaide Writers Week as a storm in a teacup, stirred by serried ranks of ...