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In one session, participants performed three trials of a standard set of different facial expression tasks. On one day, two sessions were performed. The two sessions were repeated two weeks later. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and coefficient of variation statistics were used to analyze the intra-session, intra-day, and between-day reliability.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fridlund scheme, mean ICCs per electrode position: Intra-session: excellent (0.935\u20130.994), intra-day: moderate to good (0.674\u20130.881), between-day: poor to moderate (0.095\u20130.730). Mean ICC\u2019s per facial expression: Intra-session: excellent (0.933\u20130.991), intra-day: good to moderate (0.674\u20130.903), between-day: poor to moderate (0.385\u20130.679). Kuramoto scheme, mean ICC\u2019s per electrode position: Intra-session: excellent (0.957\u20130.970), intra-day: good (0.751\u20130.908), between-day: moderate (0.643\u20130.742). Mean ICC\u2019s per facial expression: Intra-session: excellent (0.927\u20130.991), intra-day: good to excellent (0.762\u20130.973), between-day: poor to good (0.235\u20130.868). The intra-session reliability of both schemes were equal. 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