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<\/a>Cue<\/strong>: Eyebrow Raise<\/p>\nSynonym(s)<\/strong>: Raising The Eyebrows, Lifting The Eyebrows.<\/p>\n Description<\/strong>: Raising both eyebrows in unison.<\/p>\n In One Sentence<\/strong>: When the eyebrows rise in unison it signals excitement and surprise.<\/p>\n How To Use it<\/strong>: Raise your eyebrows when you want to tell other people that you find what they have said, or what you have said, surprising, shocking or exciting. A more expressive face helps people connect with you more easily as it helps build your personality. Women usually have a far easier time with these sorts of facial expressions, but men can also benefit especially when they are trying to connect with other women and children.<\/p>\n Context<\/strong>: General.<\/p>\n Verbal Translation<\/strong>: \u201cMy eyebrows are bopping up and down in unison with my speech to emphasis points and produce emotion and expression.\u201d<\/p>\n Variant<\/strong>: See Eyebrow Cock<\/a>, Eyebrow Hold<\/a>, Eyebrow Lowering<\/a>, Eyebrow Flash<\/a>, Eyebrows Knit or Oblique Eyebrows Of Grief<\/a>.<\/p>\n Cue In Action<\/strong>: The news reporter raised her eyebrows as she punctuated each news item to show emphasis.<\/p>\n Meaning and\/or Motivation<\/strong>: Eyebrows that rise are an indication of excitement. When we speak, we show our enthusiasm more frequently than a full surprise or fear expression, which also has the raises the eyebrows. If you watch closely, you will see a person\u2019s eyebrows rise several times as they deliver their story. It is more common in woman than men.<\/p>\n Eyebrows can also rise to show agreement or to emphasize and punctuate points in speech. The eyebrows frequently rise at the end of questions, as if asking others to clarify. Where eyebrows lower, it signifies dominance, whereas eyebrows raised signals a mild submission and an open facial expression. When one eyebrow rises, the eye cock, it shows suspicion.<\/p>\n Cue Cluster<\/strong>: When eyebrows rise, the eyes also tend to pop open as well. This cue cluster seeks to improve vision, often accompanying surprise.<\/p>\n Body Language Category<\/strong>: Amplifier, Eye Language, Microexpressions, Open facial gestures, Submissive body language, Surprised body language.<\/p>\n Resources: <\/strong><\/p>\n Aviezer, Hillel; Ran R. Hassin; Jennifer Ryan; Cheryl Grady; Josh Susskind; Adam Anderson; Morris Moscovitch and Shlomo Bentin. Angry, Disgusted, or Afraid? Studies on the Malleability of Emotion Perception. Psychological Science. 2008. 19(7): 724-732.<\/p>\n Emotions Are Read In Context, Study<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n