When talking about facial expressions, sometimes a little concerned how we will be able to identify 10,000 different keywords.
Even if we are able to determine the seven basic emotions (joy, anger, sadness, fear, surprise, disgust and contempt), the thing becomes difficult when microexpressions are so subtle that involve very small areas of the face for a split second that are incredibly small.
How do some people to detect such small movements, in a face to face conversation without losing the thread of the verbal component?
There's actually a trick that let me explain with an analogy: When you are learning to use a cell phone whose configuration is new to us, at first we felt a little "lost". As we learn where is the menu key, volume, how to completely silence messages and how to respond quickly, our brain is looking for a pattern of conscious use.
The same happens with those facial expressions, but there is a small difference: we are born with the ability to detect them (which does not occur with the use of smart phones, unfortunately for modern man). Then, in the same way we learn to make conscious use of an electronic device to the point of becoming totally natural, it is possible to "set" the brain to read the faces of others.
By custom, when speaking with a person, our gaze turns automatically on a triangle formed by the eyes and mouth, providing us all the information we think we need. But to obtain information from the surrounding muscles, it is mandatory to get used to see in an "X". Imagine, on the face of his interlocutor, a large X tattooed directly on the skin.This is the path they have to do on your face at all times ...! The reason is simple: in this way we will be aware of the movement of the muscles around the eyes and mouth, and we can more easily detect these tiny movements, whether they are unilateral.
It is easier to catch microexpressions if you concentrate on the "X" forming eyebrows and.
For now, I recommend that you get used to do this exercise with all the people who talk to you. Did you see any movement of an eyebrow, a cheek, a corner that caught their attention? do not forget to comment.Remember that you can become a member of our community today!