. The expression of the emotions in man and animals . /. :.i^^« J2 Chap. XII. CONTSACTION OF THE PLATYSMA. 301 They exhibited some trepirlation, but no great terror.In only four of the cases was the platysma visiblycontracted; and it did not begin to contract until thepatients began to cry. The muscle seemed to contractat the moment of each deep-drawn inspiration ; so thatit is very doubtful whether the contraction depended atall on the emotion of fear. In a fifth case, the patient,who was not chloroformed, was much terrified; andhis platysma was more forcibly and persistently con-tracted than
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. The expression of the emotions in man and animals . /. :.i^^« J2 Chap. XII. CONTSACTION OF THE PLATYSMA. 301 They exhibited some trepirlation, but no great terror.In only four of the cases was the platysma visiblycontracted; and it did not begin to contract until thepatients began to cry. The muscle seemed to contractat the moment of each deep-drawn inspiration ; so thatit is very doubtful whether the contraction depended atall on the emotion of fear. In a fifth case, the patient, who was not chloroformed, was much terrified; andhis platysma was more forcibly and persistently con-tracted than in the other cases. But even here thereis room for doubt, for the muscle which appeared tobe unusually developed, was seen by Dr. O^le to con-tract as the man moved his head from the pillow, afterthe operation was over. As I felt much perplexed why, in any case, a super-ficial muscle on the neck should be especially affectedby fear, I applied to my many obliging correspondentsfor information about the contraction of this muscleunder other circumstanc