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Incidental retrieval of prior emotion mimicry.
- Source :
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Experimental brain research [Exp Brain Res] 2017 Apr; Vol. 235 (4), pp. 1173-1184. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Feb 10. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- When observing emotional expressions, similar sensorimotor states are activated in the observer, often resulting in physical mimicry. For example, when observing a smile, the zygomaticus muscles associated with smiling are activated in the observer, and when observing a frown, the corrugator brow muscles. We show that the consistency of an individual's facial emotion, whether they always frown or smile, can be encoded into memory. When the individuals are viewed at a later time expressing no emotion, muscle mimicry of the prior state can be detected, even when the emotion itself is task irrelevant. The results support simulation accounts of memory, where prior embodiments of other's states during encoding are reactivated when re-encountering a person.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Electromyography
Evoked Potentials
Facial Muscles physiology
Female
Humans
Individuality
Learning physiology
Male
Photic Stimulation
Recognition, Psychology physiology
Time Factors
Young Adult
Emotions physiology
Facial Expression
Imitative Behavior physiology
Mental Recall physiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1432-1106
- Volume :
- 235
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Experimental brain research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28188326
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-017-4882-y