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Utrecht University: From Happy to Scared - the First Steps in Emotion Recognition
December 11, 2025
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Dec. 11 -- Utrecht University issued the following news:

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From happy to scared: the first steps in emotion recognition

"Emotions can protect you from danger or, conversely, bring you closer to others," explains Carlijn van den Boomen, Assistant Professor of Psychology. "When babies are seven months old, they can already distinguish between a frightened and a happy face. But not all children are equally good at r . . .

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