# Are there universal expressions of emotion?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Sophie Zadeh
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/sophie_zadeh_are_there_universal_expressions_of_emotion)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The 40 or so muscles in the human face can be activated in different combinations to create thousands of expressions. But do these expressions look the same and communicate the same meaning around the world regardless of culture? Is one person's smile another's grimace? Sophie Zadeh investigates. \[TED-Ed Animation by Estúdio Bacuri\]

## Lectures

1. [Are there universal expressions of emotion?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/sophie_zadeh_are_there_universal_expressions_of_emotion/2838addd9d0c), 5 min (TED's player)