How does mimicry affect the way we judge other people? Whose behavior do we imitate, and in what situations? It turns out that we are more likely to mimic people who express joy, and we perceive those ...

KOCHI: At the municipal mini park venue of the Revenue District Youth Festival, 11-year-old Nandana Haridas was seated with her hands crossed and chanting. Though the crowd roared in appreciation at ...

People instinctively mimic others’ facial expressions, but new research shows we do this far more with joyful faces than with sadness or anger—and that the intensity of mimicry predicts how much we ...