How Facial Expressions and Body Language Speak For All Of Us, All The Time.

Monday, April 5, 2010

When You CAN'T Read Their Face

The New York Times today has a wonderful set of features on Moebius Syndrome, which is a form of congenital facial paralysis that renders people unable to move their faces to express emotion.  What does that mean for their ability to read emotion in the faces of others?  How do they express their own?  And why might they be better at detecting falsehood?  Read the article to find out, and be sure to view the audio slideshow narrated by a social worker with Moebius.  They've also included a podcast on the science.