It is commonly assumed that a person's emotional state can be readily inferred from his or
her facial movements, typically called emotional expressions or facial expressions. This …

While a major aim of cognitive science is to understand human cognition, our conclusions
are based on unrepresentative samples of the world's population. A new wave of cross …

The processes underwriting the acquisition of culture remain unclear. How are shared
habits, norms, and expectations learned and maintained with precision and reliability across …

Emotional vocalizations are central to human social life. Recent studies have documented
that people recognize at least 13 emotions in brief vocalizations. This capacity emerges …

Humans use music for a variety of social functions: we sing to accompany dance, to soothe
babies, to heal illness, to communicate love, and so on. Across animal taxa, vocalization …

Human social life is rich with sighs, chuckles, shrieks and other emotional vocalizations,
called 'vocal bursts'. Nevertheless, the meaning of vocal bursts across cultures is only …

Objectives Laughter as an expression of humor has been recognized as good medicine for
centuries. The health benefits of humor-induced well-being remain unclear and thus we …

In anthropoid primates, social grooming is the principal mechanism (mediated by the central
nervous system endorphin system) that underpins social bonding. However, the time …

Until recently, human nonverbal vocalisations such as cries, laughs, screams, moans, and
groans have received relatively little attention in the human behavioural sciences. Yet these …

The human voice is a rich source of information and an important means of interpersonal
communication. Beginning with Darwin (1872), vocal communication has long interested …