Traditionally, research on emotions has been limited to 6 basic categories: happiness, surprise, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust. That could soon change, thanks to 15 new "compound emotions" that ...

The emotion of surprise is one that people often experience but rarely spend much time pondering. Yet, as one of six basic emotions, it forms a fundamental part of the way we relate to the world. You ...

Face app Ever wondered if you look happily disgusted? Or sadly angry? There may one day be an app for that. US researchers have uncovered a way for computers to recognize 21 distinct and often complex ...

With surprise or startle, our eyes widen and blink, our eyebrows are up, our mouth opens, our body may twitch or lurch, and our hand may reach to cover our cheek, forehead, or chest. The emotion has a ...

When people decide whether to make decisions that benefit the greater good at some personal cost, they tend to be more cooperative when they go with their gut than when they deliberate on the issue.