Scientists from the Ohio State University have found that people are able to tell other people's emotions (情绪) according to changes in the color of their faces, the Guardian reported.
Scientists studied pictures of people's facial expressions. They found that every facial expression has a unique color pattern (模式). For example, happiness makes our faces red around the cheeks (脸颊) and temples (太阳穴) and a little blue around the chin (下巴). Hate creates a blue-yellow color around the lips, but also a red-green color around the nose and forehead.
"We believe these color patterns are because of small changes in blood flow triggered (触发) by the central nervous system (神经系统)" lead researcher Alex Martinez told the Guardian.
That's why there are some Chinese sayings that connect emotions to the color of one's face. For example, when two people are heatedly arguing over something, we say they are red in the face. When a person is very angry, we'd say he or she is blue in the face.
①some Chinese scientists found the facts.
②the color of our faces changes with emotions.
③every facial expression has a unique color pattern
④when we are angry, the color around the chin turns blue.
⑤when people are arguing, their face turn red
⑥some Chinese sayings connect emotions to the color of one's face.
