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Non-verbal communication through yawning: a cross-cultural comparison

Publicly Offered Research

Project AreaConstruction of the Face-Body studies in transcultural conditions
Project/Area Number 18H04180
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

Tseng Chiahuei  東北大学, 電気通信研究所, 准教授 (00793811)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
KeywordsYawning / Facial emotion / Eye movement / cultural differences / Contagious Yawning / Social Cognition / Implicit Communication / Emotional Expression / Cultural Differences / contagious yawning / social communication
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

Yawning is a universal phenomenon, and we tested the social-communication hypothesis of yawning which suggests that yawning is a non-verbal form of communication that synchronizes the behavior of a group.

We approached this topic from two directions: (1) We ask whether yawning expression detection shares the same mechanisms as other facial communicative cues such as emotional expressions; (2) We ask whether in-group experience benefits implicitly-defined concept (e.g. social signals embedded in yawning) conveyed via non-verbal communication.

Our results suggest that (1) yawning expression is processed differently from other facial emotions, and (2) experiences and cultural provides an advantage for in-group understanding of implicitly-defined concept conveyed in body movements.

Research Progress Status

令和元年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

令和元年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Report

(2 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (5 results) Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] National Taiwan University/Department of Psychology(その他の国・地域 (Taiwan))

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] National Center for Scientific Research(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland/Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering(フィンランド)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] City University of Hong Kong(その他の国・地域 (Hong Kong))

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] National Taiwan University(その他の国・地域 (Taiwan))

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] MA and togetherness (ittaikan) in the narratives of dancers and spectators: sharing an uncertain space2021

    • Author(s)
      Tseng, C.H., Cheng, M., Matout, H., Fujita, K., Kitamura, Y., Shioiri, S., Bachrach, A
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Psychological Research

      Volume: in press Issue: 4 Pages: 421-433

    • DOI

      10.1111/jpr.12330

    • NAID

      210000170390

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Perceived “togetherness” and “MA” between two dancers in joint improvisation2021

    • Author(s)
      Tseng, C.H., Cheng, M., Matout, H., Fujita, K., Kitamura, Y., Shioiri, S., Bachrach, A.
    • Journal Title

      Techniques and Culture.

      Volume: in press

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] ). Interpersonal Communication on the Japanese Concept “MA”.2020

    • Author(s)
      Tseng, C.H., Wang, Y.T., Shioiri, S.
    • Journal Title

      Acoustic Sciences and Technology

      Volume: 4 Pages: 1-5

    • NAID

      130007782630

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Preverbal infants utilize cross-modal semantic congruency in artificial grammar acquisition.2018

    • Author(s)
      Tseng, C. H., Chow, H. M., Ma, Y. K., & Ding, J.
    • Journal Title

      Scientific reports

      Volume: 8(1) Pages: 12707-12707

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Perceived “togetherness” and “MA” between two dancers in joint improvisation: a cross-cultural study,2021

    • Author(s)
      Tseng, C.H., Cheng, M., Matout, H., Fujita, K., Kitamura, Y., Shioiri, S., Bachrach, A.
    • Organizer
      Vision Science Society
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Cross-cultural Differences in Sensitivity Detection of Yawning Faces2019

    • Author(s)
      Sato, K., Matout, H., Chan, M., Hatori, Y., Kuriki, I., Tseng, C.H., Shioiri, S.
    • Organizer
      Asian-Pacific Conference on Vision
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Convolutional Neural Networks for humanlike Image Assessment2019

    • Author(s)
      Mattout, H., Wang, H., Hatori, Y., Sato, Y., Matsubara, K., Wada, Y. Kuriki, I., Tseng, C.H., Shioiri, S.
    • Organizer
      Asian-Pacific Conference on Vision
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Specific neural correlates integrate flow and social experience2019

    • Author(s)
      Shehata, M. Cheng, M., Wu, D. Tseng, C.H. Nakauchi, S. Shimoko, S.
    • Organizer
      Annual Meeting of Society of Neuroscience
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Interpersonal Implicit Communication on Japanese MA in joint improvisation2019

    • Author(s)
      Tseng, C.H., Wang, Y. Kostsuba, C., Kashima, S., Shioiri, S.
    • Organizer
      Joint Improvisation Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Implicit Interpersonal Communication in Behavioral and Brain Synchronization2019

    • Author(s)
      Tseng, C.H.
    • Organizer
      Bilateral Workshop between Tohoku University and National Tsing Hua University
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Semantic congruency in infant learning2018

    • Author(s)
      Chia-huei Tseng
    • Organizer
      The 19th Annual International Multisensory Research Forum
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The role of familiarity in identify-referential advantage formation2018

    • Author(s)
      Miao Cheng & Chia-huei Tseng
    • Organizer
      The 14th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A new paradigm to study infant sensory integration2018

    • Author(s)
      Tseng, C. H., Chow, H. M., Ma, Y. K., & Ding, J.
    • Organizer
      The 14th Asia-Pacific Conference on Vision
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Interpersonal Communication on the Japanese Concept of "MA"2018

    • Author(s)
      Chia-huei Tseng
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Universal Acoustical Communication 2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-08-18  

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