Children cannot understand sadness and happiness in people wearing facemasks (IMAGE)

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia - IIT

Children cannot understand sadness and happiness in people wearing facemasks

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Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia showed that children aged from 3 to 5 years old are able to understand the emotions hidden under facemasks on just 40% of occasions.

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L.Taverna/IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

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