A study of emotional change and physiological response evoked by passive change of facial expression
Project/Area Number |
23659389
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
General internal medicine (including Psychosomatic medicine)
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Research Institution | Tokyo Medical University |
Principal Investigator |
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Project Period (FY) |
2011
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
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Keywords | 表情 / 情動 / 気分 / POMS / STAI / 脳波 / 脳血流 / 自律系 / 感情 / 心拍数 |
Research Abstract |
We found a novel principle that the passive change of the facial expression alters feelings or moods. For example, subjects felt refreshed and their mind worked well when both eyes were passively opened. After this passive expression for five minutes, the positive score of psychological tests increased and negative scores decreased compared to those conducted before the passive expression. In the forebrain regions, the powers ofαandβbands as well as brain blood flow increased during this passive expression. Sympathetic activities also became dominant in this phase. The observations seemed to be consistent with the subjective feeling of refreshment.
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