Explicit recognition of emotional facial expressions is shaped by expertise: Evidence from professional actors

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue JUN, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Conson, Massimiliano ^a   Ponari, Marta ^b   Monteforte, Eva ^a   Ricciato, Giusy ^a   Sarà, Marco ^c   Grossi, Dario ^a   Trojano, Luigi ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c San Raffaele Cassino   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conscious recognition; Emotions; Expertise; Facial expressions; Mentalizing; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929145070     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00382     Document Type: Article

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