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Understanding Microexpressions: Unconscious Facial Cues and Emotions
TLDR Microexpressions are unconscious facial cues that reveal true emotions and intentions, and can even be used to detect deception. Face blindness, or prosopagnosia, is a condition where individuals cannot recognize or remember faces, making social interactions challenging.
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Microexpressions are unconscious cues and information that we pick up from facial expressions without knowing about it.
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There are seven universal facial expressions that are studied by Paul Ekman, who developed the facial action coding system to measure the movements of facial muscles and determine the intensity and voluntary/involuntary nature of the expressions.
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Micro-expressions are super fast facial cues that most people don't consciously notice, but can still pick up on unconsciously, and they can reveal the true emotions of a person even when their facial expressions are different.
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Face blindness, or prosopagnosia, is a condition where individuals cannot recognize or remember faces, making it difficult for them to navigate social interactions and recognize people in movies or TV shows.
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Tricks that people with face blindness use include looking at name tags and writing down what someone is wearing to help recognize them, and creating safe words or passwords with family members to confirm their identity.
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Micro fear is a facial expression that occurs on one side of the face and is often confused with surprise, causing anxiety in socially anxious individuals.
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Micro expressions are a fascinating aspect of facial expressions that can reveal true emotions and intentions, and can even be used to detect deception.
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Society & Culture
