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The Duchenne smile: Emotional expression and brain physiology: II.

Ekman, Paul, Davidson, Richard J., Friesen, Wallace V.·1990·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Abstract

Facial expression, EEG, and self-report of subjective emotional experience were recorded while subjects individually watched both pleasant and unpleasant films. Smiling in which the muscle that orbits the eye is active in addition to the muscle that pulls the lip corners up (the Duchenne smile) was compared with other smiling in which the muscle orbiting the eye was not active. As predicted, the Duchenne smile was related to enjoyment in terms of occurring more often during the pleasant than the unpleasant films, in measures of cerebral asymmetry, and in relation to subjective reports of positive emotions, and other smiling was not.

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Authors
Ekman, P., Davidson, R. J., & Friesen, W. V.
Affiliations
University of California, San Francisco (US)
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Published
1990
Volume
58
Issue
2
Pages
342-353
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
OpenAlex
W2141208341
Cited by
1,371
References
50
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01mh040747-14, 5k05mh006092-24)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH 06092, MH40747, MH 43454)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Emotion and Mood Recognition
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords
Duchenne smile, facial expressions, emotional expression, subjective emotional experience, brain asymmetry, EEG, zygomaticus major, film viewing, pleasure, positive emotions
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Alpha Rhythm, Arousal, Beta Rhythm, Cerebral Cortex, Dominance, Cerebral, Electroencephalography, Emotions, Facial Expression, Facial Muscles, Female, Frontal Lobe, Happiness, Humans, Smiling

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