1. Computerized analysis of facial expression reveals objective indices of blunted facial affect.
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Cowan, Tovah, Rodriguez, Zachary B., Strauss, Gregory P., Raugh, Ian M., and Cohen, Alex S.
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FACIAL expression , *SOCIAL perception , *MACHINE learning , *EYE movements , *SELF-expression - Abstract
Blunted affect is associated with severe mental illness, particularly schizophrenia. Mechanisms of blunted affect are poorly understood, potentially due to a lack of phenomenological clarity. Here, we examine clinician rated blunted affect and computerized facial metrics derived from ambulatory video assessment using machine learning. With high predictive accuracy (80–82%), we found that head orientation, eye movement, and facets of mouth movement were associated with clinical ratings of blunted affect. Features denoting larger muscle movements were associated with social cognition (R2 = 0.37) and cognition (R2 = 0.40). Findings provide potential insights on psychological and pathophysiological contributors to blunted affect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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