The facial movements involved in the expression of emotion appear to be very similar across cultures and are likely to be inherited.

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Facial expressions of basic emotions (such as happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, and disgust) are universal across human cultures, suggesting a biological basis for these expressions that is likely inherited. This universality was extensively documented by psychologist Paul Ekman, who found that people from different cultures could recognize these basic emotions in facial expressions with high agreement.

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