Mother and child in synchrony: Thermal facial imprints of autonomic contagion

Biological Psychology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 123-129

  Ebisch, Sjoerd J ^a   Aureli, Tiziana ^a   Bafunno, Daniela ^a   Cardone, Daniela ^a   Romani, Gian Luca ^a   Merla, Arcangelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Emotion; Empathy; Infrared imaging; Parent child intersubjectivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHILD; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMPATHY; FACE; FACIAL THERAL IMPRINT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NASAL TEMPERATURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFRARED RAYS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; RESPIRATION; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 84155166852     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2011.09.018     Document Type: Article

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