Critics of the theory that emotions are universal believe that some of them would be of cultural origin, Jeffrey S. Mogil and Kenneth Craig, professors of psychology at the University of British Columbia, working on emotions in mice have shown by subjecting them to a stimulus of moderate pain that they showed signs of discomfort, observable through specific facial expressions, read exactly the same terms as in humans. ( Electronic version of the journal Nature Methods May 9, 2010 )
images processed at the University of British Columbia have identified five facial features
1. Tightening orbital (eye closure),
2. Swelling of the nose
3. Bulging cheeks cheeks.
4. Changing the position of the ear
5. Changing the position of whiskers
The first three of these five signs behave exactly the same characteristics as the observed moderate bodily pain in humans.
We already knew that dogs were capable of recognizing human emotions. Perhaps that is why the household between man and dog is not only possible but harmonious. But with the mouse we are no longer to ask ourselves again if emotions could be universally accepted in humans.
There will be a time when the observation of emotions in the animal world will no longer say that the primary emotions in humans are cultural ...
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