The chemical storm inside us
The universal language of faces
Cultural dialects of emotion
The hidden layers of complex emotions
YOUR GOAL
Master of How our bodies speak the language of feelings
sable Charles Darwin's 1872 facial feedback hypothesis and a 2019 meta-analysis confirm that physical expressions directly influence your emotional
sable Friendly 2D cartoon characters explain facial muscle symptoms on a vibrant educational chart.
sable Match facial expressions to physical symptoms to discover how we universally communicate our emotions.
Microexpression speed: A microexpression can flash across your face in just 1/25th of a second, revealing hidden feelings before you know it.
A brief, involuntary facial expression that flashes on a person's face when experiencing an emotion. Paul Ekman proved these signals are universally recognized by studying isolated Fore tribesmen in Papua New Guinea.
Which specific facial muscle contracts to pull the corners of the mouth upward during any smile?
How many basic universal emotions did Paul Ekman originally identify in his pioneering cross-cultural research?
Which brain pathway allows involuntary microexpressions to bypass conscious control and leak onto our faces?
What is the name of the genuine smile that activates both the mouth and the muscle around the eyes?
What did a major 2019 statistical meta-analysis conclude about the physical act of smiling?
Who first proposed the facial feedback hypothesis, suggesting facial movements can influence our emotions, in 1872?
Which indigenous group did psychologist Paul Ekman study in Papua New Guinea in 1967 to prove universal facial expressions?