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Facial electromyography
Electromyography technique that measures muscle activity of the face / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Facial electromyography (fEMG) refers to an electromyography (EMG) technique that measures muscle activity by detecting and amplifying the tiny electrical impulses that are generated by muscle fibers when they contract.
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![]() Corrugator supercilii muscle (associated with frowning) | |
Purpose | measures muscle activity by detecting electrical impulses(face) |
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It primarily focuses on two major muscle groups in the face, the corrugator supercilii group which is associated with frowning and the zygomaticus major muscle group which is associated with smiling.[1][2]