Reading facial expressions is not the key to empathy

Simply reading someone's facial expressions and body language is not enough to understand the experiences of others, new research has found. The new study found that people who'put themselves in the shoes of others' are far more empathetic. While most people assume they can understand another's emotions simply by watching them, the study's results suggest otherwise. Simply reading someone's facial expressions and body language is not enough to understand the experiences of others, new research has found. The new study found that people who'put themselves in the shoes of others' are far better at understanding them (Stock image) But the findings showed they were actually better at estimating how they had felt if they simply viewed the pictures again.