73. Emotions are Tied to Muscle Movement and Vice Versa

Emotions and Your Face

• Moving muscles and feeling emotions are linked.
• When asked to contract smiling muscles it is hard to feel angry. If contracting frown muscles hard to feel happy.
• When watching someone's emotion the same part of the brain activates as if it is happening to you.
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Takeaways

• You may need to consider ways you're interacting with people and the emotions you're expressing.
• Watch out for unintended facial expressions.
• Showing a video of someone being happy will change the perception of the viewer and influence their next action.