In Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion, Carol Tavris wrote:

“Modern psychologists have supported Darwin’s idea that extreme emotions — great joy, rage, disgust, feear — are registered on the face, and that these facial expressions are universally recognized (and therefore biologically wired in). We should be happy for this bit of adaptvie advantage, too, these researchers add, because it means we will always be able to tell whether a stranger is happy or about to attach us in a fury.”

Hmmm…..what does botox do to our ability to interpret facial cues? Are we be able to tell if our boss is upset?  Or pleased?

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