| Facial mimicry is not necessary to recognize emotion: Facial expression recognition by people with Moebius syndrome. | |
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PMID: 19882440 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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According to the reverse simulation model of embodied simulation theory, we recognize others' emotions by subtly mimicking their expressions, which allows us to feel the corresponding emotion through facial feedback. Previous studies examining whether facial mimicry is necessary for facial expression recognition were limited by potentially distracting manipulations intended to artificially restrict facial mimicry or very small samples of people with facial paralysis. We addressed these limitations by collecting the largest sample to date of people with Moebius syndrome, a condition characterized by congenital bilateral facial paralysis. In this Internet-based study, 37 adults with Moebius syndrome and 37 matched control participants completed a facial expression recognition task. People with Moebius syndrome did not differ from the control group or normative data in emotion recognition accuracy, and accuracy was not related to extent of ability to produce facial expressions. Our results do not support the hypothesis that reverse simulation with facial mimicry is necessary for facial expression recognition. |
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Authors:
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Kathleen Rives Bogart; David Matsumoto |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-10-29 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Social neuroscience Volume: 5 ISSN: 1747-0927 ISO Abbreviation: Soc Neurosci Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-10 Completed Date: 2010-08-11 Revised Date: 2012-03-26 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101279009 Medline TA: Soc Neurosci Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 241-51 Citation Subset: IM |
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Tufts University Psychology Department, Medford, MA 02155, USA. kathleen.bogart@tufts.edu |
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Adult Case-Control Studies Emotions / physiology* Facial Expression* Feedback, Psychological / physiology* Female Humans Male Middle Aged Mobius Syndrome / physiopathology* Neuropsychological Tests Photic Stimulation / methods Questionnaires Recognition (Psychology) / physiology* Young Adult |
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