Facial imprints of autonomic contagion in mother and child: A thermal imaging study

Thermology International

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 121-129

  Ebisch, S J ^a   Aureli, T ^a   Bafunno, D ^a   Cardone, D ^a   Manini, B ^a   Ioannou, S ^b   Romani, G L ^a   Gallese, V ^b   Merla, Arcangelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPATHY; FACIAL THERMAL IMPRINT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; INFANT; INFRARED RADIATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85006036273     PISSN: 1560604X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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