New Year, new weather, your emoji should be updated! But do you know why humans have such rich expressions？

It has to be said that nowadays our social interaction is inseparable from emojis. From time to time, we come to a few emojis in the chat to ease the atmosphere. When we are bored, we will fight with friends and collect interesting emojis sent by others.

For example, anime:

There is a live version:

And the comics.

There is no word mantra:

Among them, one of the leaders in the emoji world is the animal:

Here comes the question, how do so many expressions appear on human faces? The last few are animals, how can they show the same expression as humans? Can the joys, sorrows and joys of this animal be expressed on its face? Are expressions made or artificially modified? To understand this knowledge first, we can only be confident when we issue new emojis in the new year, right?

Why are human expressions so rich?

The reason why humans have expressions is that humans have complex expression muscles – the expression muscles in humans start from different parts of the skull and stop at the facial skin, mainly including the muscles around the eyes and the mouth muscles. It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul, and the reason why humans can express many kinds of eyes is mainly because of the muscle movement of the eyes. Animals like arthropods, fish and snakes that cannot even close their eyes cannot express their eyes from the physiological structure.

In addition to the eyes, the mouth is also an important part of expressing expression. The mouth muscles are more complex than those around the eyes and are divided into four groups. Therefore, when a person laughs, the mouth is grinned with the action of the laughter muscle. There are also cheekbones on the cheek, which act on the posterior and lateral sides of the alveolar process of the maxilla bone. Their function is to pull the corners of the mouth outward, which allows people to make a curl motion. There is also an oval-shaped orbicularis orbicularis, which is used to shut people up, can also make a whistling motion, and can work with the cheekbones for a sucking motion.

In addition, the muscles of the forehead and nose can also express certain emotions, but they are not as commonly used as the eyes and mouth. As for the ears, most people’s ears do not move, and it is an atavistic phenomenon that the ears move, and it is impossible to express feelings with the ears.

This vast number of muscles cooperate with each other, and humans can make rich facial expressions!

Can animals express their emotions?

Due to the underdeveloped brains of reptiles, their emotions were relatively simple, with only basic emotions such as anger, fear, and comfort. Their facial muscles were also underdeveloped, and their faces were full of scales, so even if they made expressions, they would appear very wooden and unable to make expressions like humans. Some lower-level animals, due to their facial structure, gave people the feeling of making expressions like anger, smile, or sadness, but this had nothing to do with their hearts.

Birds have underdeveloped eye muscles, no rich eyes, hard beaks, and no ears, so they can’t make human-like expressions, but they can use feathers to express emotions, such as when angry, the feathers stand up, making the whole body appear many times larger. When comfortable, the feathers will be more fluffy. Since most of the eyes are on the sides, they sometimes tilt their heads when looking at things, showing a curious look.

Most mammals did not have eyes as rich as humans, and had very few whites of their eyes. They could not express their emotions by rolling their eyes. However, domestic dogs that had been domesticated by humans for a long time sometimes regarded humans as their own kind, and learned from humans the ability to express their emotions with the whites of their eyes, while other mammals such as cats and wolves did not have such expressions.

Mammals also use their mouths to express emotions, especially the basic aggressive emotion of anger, which is grinning. Aquatic cetaceans also have stiff mouths and have difficulty making expressions. The ears and tails of mammals are also important outlets for expressing emotions, as are cats and canines.

The only ones that can really laugh are those that are closest to us: some higher monkeys, chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, gorillas, and can even make complex expressions such as sarcasm and shyness. Bonobos are the closest to humans, and their expressions are the most similar. The laughter of the young is very similar to that of humans.

The expressions of most animals cannot express their true emotions, only humans and a few animals can! Human expressions are also made through their own facial muscles, and expressions made of code on the Internet are just a substitute.

Your memes are unknowingly revealing your personality

Nowadays, all kinds of emojis have become an indispensable tool for our social interaction, so what kind of emojis do you usually like to use? Maybe you think the emojis you send are meaningless and just interesting. In fact, sometimes your emojis also reveal your personality unknowingly. Today, let’s step into the world of emojis with me and learn about your personality through the emojis you or the people around you usually like to use.

Animal emojis: cats, dogs and other small animals

You love small animals, are loving, easy-going, pacifist, and love life.

Celebrity emojis: Yang Ying, Di Lizheba, Luhan, etc

It can be seen that you prefer this star, so you like to send memes to express your love for him, and you are a fan.

Cute and cute emojis: well-behaved baby, cold rabbit baby, Ye Mengjun, etc

Your heart is pure and innocent, childlike, soft-hearted, easy to get along with at ordinary times, with a cute personality. Sometimes your reaction will be slower, but you also seem more adorable.

Text-based emojis: plain text

You have a humorous personality, which is everyone’s usual pistachio, and your popularity is also good. Everyone likes to be with you.

Cute children’s emojis: Republic of China, Power and Law II, Sweet Xin, Fake Smile Boy, etc

You undoubtedly have a childlike heart, like children, gentle heart, good temper.

Exaggerated and funny emojis: Curator Jin, etc

If you like to use these kinds of emojis, you are a bit of a "stupid" comedian.

Traditional emojis: laughing, proud, shy, smiling and other platforms have their own emojis

Step 1 Laugh

You are relatively simple, kind, optimistic, and straightforward. They often use this expression to express their inner emotions and infect others. With them around, their emotions will never be low. They are the shining point in the crowd, always optimistic and cheerful.

Step 2 Smile

People who often use this expression are usually more reserved and aloof, and they will politely express their emotions in awkward situations during chat, but it is not easy to become familiar with it.

Step 3 Be proud

People who often use this expression are usually athletic, candid, childlike, confident, and convinced that they are the best. This expression is a testament to their affirmation of themselves.

Source: Popular Science China Network, Social Psychology Analysis WeChat official account

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