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What are emotions?
Most people feel happiness, surprise, fear, sadness, disgust and anger at some time – these are the six basic emotions. There are over 600 words in English to describe them and we use 42 muscles in our faces to express them.
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Scientists use these paddles to test a baby's built-in ability to recognise faces. They are on display in the Who Am I? gallery.
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