How reward modulates mimicry: EMG evidence of greater facial mimicry of more rewarding happy faces

Psychophysiology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 998-1004

  Sims, Thomas B ^a   Van Reekum, Carien M ^a   Johnstone, Tom ^a   Chakrabarti, Bhismadev ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EMG; Emotion; Empathy; Mimicry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862331693     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2012.01377.x     Document Type: Article

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