As a student of nonverbal communication, I'm always fascinated when a new tidbit comes along. It appears that there is one more universal microexpression to add to the current list of seven, and that is the "not" face, or the face that says "I don't agree". It isn't completely unique, instead it borrows from the expressions of digust, anger and contempt. The other four previously identified microexpressions are fear, sadness, surprise, and happiness. Here's a good explanation of all of this.
Posts from This Journal by “body language” Tag
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Trump's Mudras
As you may know, I am a student of body language, aka nonverbal communication. I've been fascinated by Trump's use of certain gestures, and this…
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QotD: Body Holds Truth
The truth about our childhood is stored up in our body, and although we can repress it, we can never alter it. Our intellect can be deceived, our…
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Body Language Cautions for Travel
This is a great post with a few specifics about gestures that mean something different in other places.…
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Be Careful, Move Along
I was wearing my new black PEACE T-shirt, that says shalom in Hebrew and something analogous in Arabic. We were walking back to our condo along the…
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Body Language Lesson
Check out the photo of this convicted rapist who did it again and got convicted again. Handsome, eh? What does it tell you? This lopsided smile…
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Be Transparent: When Others Understand They'll Like You
SOURCE: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23861354 Pers Soc Psychol Rev. 2013 Aug;17(3):248-72. doi: 10.1177/1088868313495593. Targeting the good…
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Nonverbal Communication in Republican Fundraising Effort
I sample propaganda from all sides of the US political spectrum. Today I got an email from Dick Cheney. I will have to check with my republican…
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Nonverbal Communication Lightman Style
We're on season 3, watching the last season of Lie to Me. The first season is perhaps the best, with plenty of good information mixed in about how…
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VVanEdwards speaks at Science Pub on Body Language
Went to a science pub on body language 9/10/13 in Portland, OR. Notes from that lecture are behind the cut. Speaker: Vanessa VanEdwards long list of…
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