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What is the relationship between facial expressions and emotion? Do you think that there is a universal nature of facial expressions? Why or why not?

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It is my belief that the relationship between facial expressions and emotions is a neurological relationship due to the fact that the facial muscles are connected to the brain, which is the emotional center of the body. When an individual experiences a certain emotion, then a corresponding signal is sent from the ...

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