2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The psychological and neural mechanisms for the facial mimicry in response to dynamic facial expressions
| Project/Area Number |
20730474
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Experimental psychology
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
SATO Wataru Kyoto University, 霊長類研究所, 准教授 (50422902)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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| Keywords | 情動 / 表情 |
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| Research Abstract |
We conducted the psychological and neuroimaging experiments to investigate the psychological and neural mechanisms for the facial mimicry in response to dynamic facial expressions. The results of psychological experiments using electromyography recordings showed that dynamic facial expressions elicited facial mimicry and the facial mimicry was related to emotion elicitation and emotion recognition. Neuroimaging experiments revealed the neural network involved in the processing of dynamic facial expressions.
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