Reduced spontaneous facial mimicry in women with autistic traits

Biological Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 348-353

  Hermans, Erno J ^a,b,c   van Wingen, Guido ^b,c   Bos, Peter A ^a   Putman, Peter ^d   van Honk, Jack ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism; Empathy; Facial electromyography; Gender differences; Mimicry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMITATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOLUNTEER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 61449114716     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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