Facial Expressions
There are six classically defined facial expressions:
- Joy
- Surprise
- Fear
- Anger
- Disgust
- Sadness
Some other examples of feelings that can be expressed are:
- Concentration
- Confusion
- Contempt
- Desire
- Excitement
- Empathy
- Flirt
- Frustration
- Glaring
- Happiness
- Love
- Snarl, mainly involving the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle
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