Rapid facial reactions to emotional facial expressions

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-45

  Dimberg, Ulf ^a   Thunberg, Monika ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Automatic responses; Emotion; Facial electromyography; Facial expressions; Facial reactions; Rapid responses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; REACTION TIME; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032019690     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00054     Document Type: Article

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