Sleep deprivation impairs ability to interpret facial expressions

Friday, March 24, 2017 - 19:01 in Psychology & Sociology

When you're tired, your ability to interpret subtle expressions of happiness and sadness can begin to deteriorate, researchers have found. However, the ability to read more primitive survival-based emotions, like anger and fear, remains intact.

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