Facial expression arousal level modulates facial mimicry

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 88-92

  Fujimura, Tomomi ^a,b   Sato, Wataru ^c   Suzuki, Naoto ^b  

^a JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arousal; Dynamic facial expressions; Electromyography (EMG); Facial mimicry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMODULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; ZYGOMA;

AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AROUSAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951634532     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2010.02.008     Document Type: Article

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