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Research studies<ref name="EkmanDavidson1993">{{cite journal|last1=Ekman|first1=Paul|last2=Davidson|first2=Richard J.|title=Voluntary Smiling Changes Regional Brain Activity|journal=Psychological Science|volume=4|issue=5|year=1993|pages=342–45|issn=0956-7976|doi=10.1111/j.1467-9280.1993.tb00576.x|s2cid=145733313}}</ref> indicate that voluntary [[Facial expression|facial expressions]], such as smiling, can produce effects on the body that are similar to those that result from the actual emotion, such as happiness. [[Paul Ekman]] and his colleagues studied facial expressions of emotions and linked specific emotions to the movement of corresponding facial muscles. Each basic emotion is associated with a distinctive facial expression, due to feedback from the expression that contributes to the emotional feeling. Ekman found that these expressions of emotion are universal and recognizable across widely divergent cultures. [[Lisa Feldman Barrett|Lisa Feldman Barret]] disproved all of Ekmans work and proved conclusively that we are not born with a certain set of emotions{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}, that in his studies, he mistakenly attached stories to each facial picture. Therefore, it was the stories people responded to and when they were shown the faces without the stories, none of the expressions could be determined. She also proved that emotions are made by our life experiences. We actually create them inside of us based on our physiology, life experiences and culture. Again, disproving most of Ekmans work. Barrett is currently in the top 1% of most cited scientists through her work on emotion which has debunked nearly all of the previous work by others.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}