MOUTH | Lower Hot Spots - Feb 2017

 Lower Face "HOT SPOTS"
Maximize Emotional Impact 

KEY CONCEPT: The shape of the mouth region is a key signifier of emotion. 

Figure 1. 

The human face is the most mobile in the animal kingdom, infiltrated with a more complex network of muscles and nerves than any other creature, by far.  The repertory of movements that we can create is endless including, for some, wiggling the ears.  However, only a very small subset of these movements is significant in the facial expressions of emotion, and even here all of the facial changes that accompany, say, smiling or frowning are not equally important for recognition.  Most of our attention is focused on two tiny regions of the face we are pre-programmed to notice – the “Hot Spots” of the eye and mouth. 

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