Welcome to Hillel Aviezer’s Lab!
From flirting smiles to angry scowls - Emotional expressions are part of our daily life. Most of us don’t give emotional expressions much thought, we simply express and recognize them in an effortless and rapid manner. However, following neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric disorders, emotion perception can break down with devastating consequences. How exactly do we accomplish the complex feat of emotional communication? In the Affective Neuropsychology Lab we approach this question in diverse lines of studies.
News
“The New York Times: "Can You Read the Face of Victory?”
Prof. Hillel Aviezer is interviewed by Anahad O'Connor.
In this 2013 insightful article, Prof. Aviezer shares his groundbreaking research on the human ability to identify intense emotions.
The science - recognizing expressions on the face
On the Hidan website in 2012, Prof. Hillel Aviezer is interviewed by Itai Nebo, editor of the Davidson Institute website. In this article, Prof. Aviezer shares his insights regarding the recognition of facial expressions and their effect on studies of emotions
Emotions 2023 Conference at Tilburg University
Our PhD students participated in the Emotions 2023 Conference hosted by Tilburg University, contributing to discussions on the latest research and developments in emotion science. This conference serves as a leading platform for experts to share their insights and explore new directions in the study of emotions.
One question a day - do we know how to recognize an emotion?
In this podcast from 2022, Prof. Hillel Aviezer and Dror Gloverman delve into the fascinating question of whether it is possible to distinguish between shouts of joy and shouts of terror, while referring to research in the field of emotion perception