You Can't Determine Emotions from Facial Movements

You can’t determine emotion from someone’s facial movements–and neither can AI

New research by Northeastern neuroscientists Lisa Feldman Barrett shows that interpreting a person’s facial expression can’t be done in a vacuum; it depends on the context.

Interpreting a person’s facial expression can’t be done in a vacuum; it depends on the context—something that Northeastern neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett shows in a groundbreaking new study published Thursday in the scientific journal Nature Communications.