Facial expressions of emotion: A cognitive neuroscience perspective

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 52-60

  Erickson, Kristine ^a   Schulkin, Jay ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; BITTER TASTE; BRAIN REGION; COGNITION; EMOTION; EVOLUTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GUSTATORY SYSTEM; HUMAN; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; SWEETNESS;

EID: 0037940002     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-2626(03)00008-3     Document Type: Review

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