Emojis influence autobiographical memory retrieval from reading words: An fMRI-based study.

ABSTRACT: Advances in computer and communications technology have deeply affected the way we communicate. Social media have emerged as a major means of human communication. However, a major limitation in such media is the lack of non-verbal stimuli, which sometimes hinders the understanding of the message, and in particular the associated emotional content. In an effort to compensate for this, people started to use emoticons, which are combinations of keyboard characters that resemble facial expressions, and more recently their evolution: emojis, namely, small colorful images that resemble faces, actions and daily life objects. This paper presents evidence of the effect of emojis on memory retrieval through a functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) study. A total number of fifteen healthy volun

SUBMITTER: Chatzichristos C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7329082 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature