Research Article

Objectifying Facial Expressivity Assessment of Parkinson’s Patients: Preliminary Study

Table 2

FACS AUs and related muscles.

AU FACS name Facial muscle Videotape EMG

AU1 Inner brow raiser Frontalis (pars medialis) X
AU2 Outer brow raiser Frontalis (pars lateralis) X
AU4 Brow lowerer Depressor glabellae, depressor supercilii, and CS X
AU6 Cheek raiser OO (pars orbitalis) X X
AU7 Lid tightener OO (pars palpebralis) X X
AU9 Nose wrinkler LLSAN X
AU10 Upper lip raiser LLS, caput infraorbitalis X
AU12 Lip corner puller Zygomaticus Major X
AU20 Lip stretcher Risorius X
AU23 Lip tightener Orbicularis Oris X
AU25 Lips part Depressor labii inferioris X
AU27 Mouth stretch Pterygoids, digastric X
AU45 Blink Contraction OO X
AU46 Wink OO X