A role for affectivity in rapid facial mimicry: An electromyographic study.

Varcin, KJ; Grainger, SA; Richmond, JL; Bailey, PE; Henry, JD

A role for affectivity in rapid facial mimicry: An electromyographic study.

Varcin, KJ Grainger, SA Richmond, JL Bailey, PE Henry, JD

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Publisher:: Taylor and Francis Group
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Social Neuroscience, 2019, 14, (5), pp. 608-617
Issue Date:: 2019-10

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dc.contributor.author	Varcin, KJ
dc.contributor.author	Grainger, SA
dc.contributor.author	Richmond, JL
dc.contributor.author	Bailey, PE
dc.contributor.author	Henry, JD
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-23T05:28:05Z
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dc.identifier.citation	Social Neuroscience, 2019, 14, (5), pp. 608-617
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dc.description.abstract	Emotional expressions evoke rapid facial reactions in the perceiver that are consistent with the valence of the observed expression. We aimed to investigate whether this robust facial reaction is purely a motor matching response or instead represents underlying affective processes. Participants' (N = 60) corrugator supercilii and zygomaticus major muscle activity was quantified using facial electromyography (EMG) while they viewed three sets of images; (i) upright happy and angry facial expressions, (ii) inverted happy and angry facial expressions, and (iii) sad and happy eyes and mouth expressions. Participants displayed patterns of EMG responding that were consistent with the affective valence of the emotional expression, as opposed to merely matching the observed stimuli (i.e. a motor matching response). Using a novel methodological approach, these findings provide evidence for the contention that affective processing underlies rapid facial mimicry reactions.
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dc.subject	1109 Neurosciences, 1701 Psychology, 1702 Cognitive Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Experimental Psychology
dc.subject.mesh	Electromyography
dc.subject.mesh	Emotions
dc.subject.mesh	Facial Expression
dc.subject.mesh	Facial Muscles
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dc.subject.mesh	Photic Stimulation
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dc.subject.mesh	Facial Muscles
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dc.subject.mesh	Emotions
dc.subject.mesh	Visual Perception
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dc.title	A role for affectivity in rapid facial mimicry: An electromyographic study.
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Abstract:

Emotional expressions evoke rapid facial reactions in the perceiver that are consistent with the valence of the observed expression. We aimed to investigate whether this robust facial reaction is purely a motor matching response or instead represents underlying affective processes. Participants' (N = 60) corrugator supercilii and zygomaticus major muscle activity was quantified using facial electromyography (EMG) while they viewed three sets of images; (i) upright happy and angry facial expressions, (ii) inverted happy and angry facial expressions, and (iii) sad and happy eyes and mouth expressions. Participants displayed patterns of EMG responding that were consistent with the affective valence of the emotional expression, as opposed to merely matching the observed stimuli (i.e. a motor matching response). Using a novel methodological approach, these findings provide evidence for the contention that affective processing underlies rapid facial mimicry reactions.

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