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. 2021 Feb 4;12:591682. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.591682

TABLE 1.

The specific meaning of each AU.

Facial action units Action description Value range
JawOpen Dropping of the chin without opening the mouth (0, 1)
LipPucker Pouting (0, 1)
JawSlideRight Slide the chin to the right (the negative number indicates a sliding of the chin to the right and then to the left) (−1, 1)
LipStretcherRight Stretch the right corners of mouth to the right (0, 1)
LipStretcherLeft Stretch the left corners of mouth to the left (0, 1)
LipCornerPullerLeft Pull the left corners of mouth to the upper left (0, 1)
LipCornerPullerRight Pull the right corners of mouth to the upper right (0, 1)
LipCornerDepressorLeft Pull the left corners of mouth to the left and down (0, 1)
LipCornerDepressorRight Pull the right corners of mouth to the right and down (0, 1)
LeftcheekPuff Puff up the left cheek (0, 1)
RightcheekPuff Puff up the right cheek (0, 1)
LefteyeClosed Close the left eye (0, 1)
RighteyeClosed Close the right eye (0, 1)
RighteyebrowLower Right eyebrow down (the negative number indicates a raised right eyebrow) (−1, 1)
LefteyebrowLower Left eyebrow down (the negative number means the left eyebrow is raised) (0, 1)
LowerlipDepressorLeft Pull the lower lip down to the left (0, 1)
LowerlipDepressorRight Pull the lower lip down to the right (0, 1)

The value represents the size of the facial action units’ movements in proportion to the resting state, usually 0.8 means a very large movement.