Proops et al. show that, like humans, horses remember past expressions seen on the faces of particular people and use this emotional memory to guide future interactions. Their response is more negative if they previously saw an angry versus a happy photo of the person, and this memory is specific to the person whose face they saw.

lapetitebaobab: Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne Duchenne investigated facial expression in a crude but effective manner of ‘shocking’ the facial muscles using galvanic current. He was able to...

A long list of ways to describe facial expressions. This was created to help writers find the right words and convey the emotions of their characters.

Liu et al. examine how facial expressions signal broad-plus-specific emotion category and dimensional information. Using a perception-based facial-signal-modeling technique and information-theoretic analyses, they find a latent set of facial signals that can multiplex categorical and dimensional information and a subset uniquely signaling either.

A facial meanings test as devised by Paul Ekman

Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne de Boulogne was a pioneer of neurology in the 1800s, and his work on human facial expressions was influential on some of Darwin’s theories of human evolution. Duchenne believed that our facial expressions were a gateway to the soul, and he set out to create as many as he could using electric shocks delivered […]

Exhibition marking the 100th birthday of Kurt Kranz 19th November 2010 – 29th May 2011 Kurt Kranz (German, 1910-1997) Perspective 1931 Ingrid Kranz / Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau Fot…

I have a collection of cartoon character facial expression drawing ideas for you to check out. There are tons of funny looks to try.

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Communication doesn't just stop with oral language, there are many other ways to communicate with others using both verbal and nonverbal forms. One of these forms is called kinesics. Kinesics are things such as gestures, body movements, facial expressions, and eye contact. Some of these gestures are universal but some others aren't and sometimes pose misinterpretations. The example given in An Introduction to Intercultural Communication Identities in a Global Community talks about eye contact between American culture versus Asian culture. In America eye contact is deemed a sign of respect and attentiveness yet in Asian culture it is deemed as being disrespectful, this goes to show you that one must be conscious and wary when doing something. While traveling, which I tend to do at least once a year, I have to be careful how I come across to strangers. Although sometimes modes of communication I'm so used to doing is portrayed subconsciously without my knowing. For example back home in Hawaii when you meet someone you greet them with a hug, and possibly a kiss on the check, not a firm handshake. So when i moved to Oregon for college I had the awkward movement of pushing my body back and sticking out my hand in hello while meeting others. Of course I got used to it over time but the funny part is when I came back home to the islands. I was awkwardly surprised and comforted when I received a hug and kiss that was once to normal to me. This illustration shows some common kinesics, can you notice what emotion each picture displays without looking? I even had a hard time which shows that from culture to culture there's bound to be some misinterpretation.

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This emotions poster for kids is a helpful tool that allows them to identify their current emotions (which can be positive or negative) and discover a list of things they can do to support themselves. Children who have difficulty communicating their feelings can greatly benefit from this emotions poster. One poster shows a variety of emotions with specific facial expressions and colors, while the other poster introduces coping strategies. Parents, teachers, social workers, and mental health professionals may use this tool to support their child, student, or patient. *This item is an instant digital download. A link to download your files will be emailed to you once payment is confirmed. Want more resources like this? Check out our full catalog of coping skills worksheets and handouts.

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Background A Noh mask, worn by expert actors during performance on the Japanese traditional Noh drama, conveys various emotional expressions despite its fixed physical properties. How does the mask change its expressions? Shadows change subtly during the actual Noh drama, which plays a key role in creating elusive artistic enchantment. We here describe evidence from two experiments regarding how attached shadows of the Noh masks influence the observers’ recognition of the emotional expressions. Methodology/Principal Findings In Experiment 1, neutral-faced Noh masks having the attached shadows of the happy/sad masks were recognized as bearing happy/sad expressions, respectively. This was true for all four types of masks each of which represented a character differing in sex and age, even though the original characteristics of the masks also greatly influenced the evaluation of emotions. Experiment 2 further revealed that frontal Noh mask images having shadows of upward/downward tilted masks were evaluated as sad/happy, respectively. This was consistent with outcomes from preceding studies using actually tilted Noh mask images. Conclusions/Significance Results from the two experiments concur that purely manipulating attached shadows of the different types of Noh masks significantly alters the emotion recognition. These findings go in line with the mysterious facial expressions observed in Western paintings, such as the elusive qualities of Mona Lisa’s smile. They also agree with the aesthetic principle of Japanese traditional art “yugen (profound grace and subtlety)”, which highly appreciates subtle emotional expressions in the darkness.