The perception of emotion in body expressions

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 149-158

  de Gelder, B ^a   de Borst, A W ^a   Watson, R ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MAPPING; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; GESTURE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; VISION; VOICE;

BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITIVE SCIENCE; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; KINESICS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; VOICE;

EID: 84922679925     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1335     Document Type: Review

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