The ANU Emotions & Faces Lab is located in the School of Medicine and Psychology at The Australian National University. Our research program aims to understand how people experience, express, and perceive emotions—especially in faces. We study individual differences in these abilities and their relationships with mental and physical health and wellbeing.
Trying to feel happy all the time is like looking at a rainbow and trying to see just one colour: you are missing out. People who embrace the full rainbow of emotions are able to use them to their advantage. Our vision is to help people build rich and connected emotional lives, to sustain mental, social, and physical health.