Brain Detects Happiness More Quickly Than Sadness

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 11:28 in Psychology & Sociology

People make value judgments about others based on their facial expressions. A new study shows that -- after looking at a face for only 100 milliseconds -- we can detect expressions of happiness and surprise faster than those of sadness or fear.

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