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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Facial Expressions Show Language Barriers, Too


New research offers insights into how different cultures interpret facial expressions.
ScienceDaily (Aug. 16, 2009) — People from East Asia tend to have a tougher time than those from European countries telling the difference between a face that looks fearful versus surprised, disgusted versus angry, and now a new report published online on August 13th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, explains why. Rather than scanning evenly across a face as Westerners do, Easterners fixate their attention on the eyes.


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