Developmental prosopagnosia is characterized by severe, lifelong difficulties when
recognizing facial identity. Unfortunately, the most common diagnostic assessment …

Emotional mimicry, the imitation of others' emotion expressions, is related to increased
interpersonal closeness and better interaction quality. Yet, little research has focused on the …

Face masks are now worn frequently to reduce the spreading of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Their health benefits are undisputable, but covering the lower half of one's face also makes it …

The efficacy of face masking for the public is not convincing to prevent the transmission of
respiratory tract viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 when the criteria of evidence-based medicine …

The rise of the novel COVID-19 virus has made face masks commonplace items around the
globe. Recent research found that face masks significantly impair emotion recognition on …

Developmental prosopagnosia (DP) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by
lifelong face recognition difficulties. To date, it remains unclear whether or not individuals …

Wearing face masks in public has become the norm in many countries post-2020. Although
mask-wearing is effective in controlling infection, it has the negative side effect of occluding …

Aberrations in non-verbal social cognition have been reported to coincide with major
depressive disorder. Yet little is known about the role of the eyes. To fill this gap, the present …

From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of surgical masks became widespread.
However, they occlude an important part of the face and make it difficult to decode and …

In Korea, wearing masks in public places has become the norm during the prolonged
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This cross-sectional study investigated the …