Emotions are often visibly expressed on the face. In what ways have modern psyc

Ekman’s cross-cultural research identified seven basic facial expressions that are almost universally recognized.
Ekman also developed a coding system to analyze and identify each of the nearly 80 muscles of the face.
As Darwin suggested, it appears that facial expressions clearly help us communicate our emotion to others and provoke a response.
Studies of infants demonstrate that parents are almost immediately sensitive to infants’ facial expressions.
By one year, infants are also modifying their behavior based on facial expressions of others.
Finally, facial expressions can actually generate emotions in others.
All of these facts are supportive of Darwin’s ideas.