Facial EMG responses to emotional expressions are related to emotion perception ability.

ABSTRACT: Although most people can identify facial expressions of emotions well, they still differ in this ability. According to embodied simulation theories understanding emotions of others is fostered by involuntarily mimicking the perceived expressions, causing a "reactivation" of the corresponding mental state. Some studies suggest automatic facial mimicry during expression viewing; however, findings on the relationship between mimicry and emotion perception abilities are equivocal. The present study investigated individual differences in emotion perception and its relationship to facial muscle responses - recorded with electromyogram (EMG)--in response to emotional facial expressions. N° = °269 participants completed multiple tasks measuring face and emotion perception. EMG recordings were take

SUBMITTER: Kunecke J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3904816 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature