Reading Faces: Article

“Hub lab writing the book on face-reading,” from the Boston Globe.

Nelson said that his research has revealed that by adulthood, people’s abilities to read faces are fairly established and they can only learn more through deliberate learning, much like being taught a foreign language.

“By adulthood, the window is not permanently closed, but with age, it’s increasingly difficult to learn new abilities,’’ said Nelson, 56, a high-energy researcher who travels frequently to talk about his work.

What do you think?

Thanks to my Boston reader for this article!