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Self-Relevance Appraisal Influences Facial Reactions to Emotional Body Expressions
Michèle ChadwickGuillaume DezecacheLeonor PhilipLaurence ContyLaurence ContyJulie GrèzesRobert Soussignansubject
MaleAnatomy and Physiology[ SDV.AEN ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and NutritionEmotionslcsh:MedicineFacial MusclesAngerAngerSocial and Behavioral SciencesFacial recognition system[SCCO]Cognitive science0302 clinical medicinePsychologyEmotional expressionlcsh:Sciencemedia_commonMultidisciplinary05 social sciencesExperimental PsychologyFacial ExpressionFacial musclesmedicine.anatomical_structureMental HealthMedicineFemale[SDV.NEU]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]Cognitive psychologyResearch ArticleAdultmedia_common.quotation_subjectCognitive NeuroscienceNeurophysiologyBiologyEmotional processing050105 experimental psychologyNeurological System03 medical and health sciencesYoung AdultMotor ReactionsPerceptionmedicineHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciences[SDV.NEU] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Neurons and Cognition [q-bio.NC]Facial feedback hypothesisBiologyMotor SystemsFacial expressionBehaviorElectromyographylcsh:RNeurosciencesRecognition Psychology[SCCO] Cognitive scienceSelf ConceptNeurons and Cognitionlcsh:Q[SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition030217 neurology & neurosurgeryNeurosciencedescription
International audience; People display facial reactions when exposed to others' emotional expressions, but exactly what mechanism mediates these facial reactions remains a debated issue. In this study, we manipulated two critical perceptual features that contribute to determining the significance of others' emotional expressions: the direction of attention (toward or away from the observer) and the intensity of the emotional display. Electromyographic activity over the corrugator muscle was recorded while participants observed videos of neutral to angry body expressions. Self-directed bodies induced greater corrugator activity than other-directed bodies; additionally corrugator activity was only influenced by the intensity of anger expresssed by self-directed bodies. These data support the hypothesis that rapid facial reactions are the outcome of self-relevant emotional processing.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-06 |