Editing Microexpression (section)

==In popular culture==

Microexpressions and associated science are the central premise for the [[2009 in television|2009]] television series ''[[Lie to Me]]'', based on discoveries of Paul Ekman. The main character uses his acute awareness of microexpressions and other [[body language]] clues to determine when someone is lying or hiding something.

They also play a central role in Robert Ludlum's posthumously published ''[[The Ambler Warning]]'', in which the central character, Harrison Ambler, is an intelligence agent able to recognize them. Similarly, one of the main characters in Alastair Reynolds' science fiction novel, ''[[Absolution Gap]]'', Aura, can easily read microexpressions.

In ''[[The Mentalist]]'', the main character, Patrick Jane, can often tell when people are being dishonest. However, specific reference to microexpressions is only made once in the 7th and final season.

In the 2015 science fiction thriller ''[[Ex Machina (film)|Ex Machina]]'', Ava, an artificially intelligent humanoid, surprises the protagonist, Caleb, in their first meeting, when she tells him "Your microexpressions are telegraphing discomfort."