Facial movements alter how confident the same words sound, study finds

A study from the University of Glasgow and colleagues published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B shows that facial movements alone—such as raised eyebrows and slow blinks—can change how confident the same spoken words are perceived to be, using CG talking heads with identical scripts and tone.

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