FaceReader customer success stories
Studying user behavior and interactions
Researchers at the Social Media Lab analyze how users interact with social media.
Learn what your users need
This type of research helps civil society organisations and other professionals to identify their customers' needs and implement new tools.
Efficient coding of social behavior
At the Social Behavior Lab at Western University, dr. Erin Heerey explores human behavior during social interactions.
Save hours of manual coding
Frame-by-frame expression analysis of her project would have taken 800 hours of manual coding. FaceReaderTM did it in only 14 hours!
The role of sensory evaluation
At Virginia Tech Food Science & Technology, researchers use FaceReader to capture how people are responding to food products.
Observe unconscious responses
Studying unconscious responses helps researchers to gain insight in the effects of flavor, sensory quality, and nutrient value of food.
FaceReader webinars
The psychophysiology of emotion
In this webinar, you'll learn about the relationship between emotional states and psychophysiological measures.
- Discover how evolution shaped our brains
- Learn how to measure heart rate and skin conductance
- Observe patterns in physiological responses to certain emotions
Reading materials
FaceReader methodology
Learn more about how FaceReader classifies facial expressions.
You'll also discover what types of data you can collect for your research and how the software is validated.
Facial Action Coding System
The Facial Action Coding System (FACS) was developed by Ekman.
This model describes different Action Units - the smallest visible units of muscular activity in the face.
Custom expressions
In FaceReader, you can combine different metrics to create your own expressions.
Learn how to create custom expressions and get inspired by examples from other researchers.
FaceReader Online
Looking for a way to study participants remotely, from any location?
Discover the benefits of FaceReader Online and read about best practices when designing your study.
Featured blog posts
How emotions are made
Neuroscience research shows that emotions are created in our brains.
It's how our brains give meaning to our experiences and sensations. Learn more in this blog post.
5 tips to optimize your facial expression analyses
Emotion data allows researchers to gain in-depth insights in complex human behaviors.
These 5 tips will guarantee the best results in your facial expression analysis!
Using Baby FaceReader for automated analysis of infant emotions
What if you had a way to understand a baby's unspoken needs?
This study highlights to benefits of analyzing facial expressions in infants.