Asymmetry of facial mimicry and emotion perception in patients with unilateral facial paralysis

JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 222-227

  Korb, Sebastian ^a   Wood, Adrienne ^b   Banks, Caroline A ^c   Agoulnik, Dasha ^c   Hadlock, Tessa A ^d   Niedenthal, Paula M ^b  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Facial Nerve Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MIMICRY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MIMICRY; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969650428     PISSN: 21686076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamafacial.2015.2347     Document Type: Article

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