Enhanced facial EMG activity in response to dynamic facial expressions

被引:131
作者
Sato, Wataru [1 ]
Fujimura, Tomomi [2 ,3 ]
Suzuki, Naoto [2 ]
机构
[1] Kyoto Univ, Primate Res Inst, Dept Comparat Study Cognit Dev, Aichi 4848506, Japan
[2] Doshisha Univ, Grad Sch Letters, Dept Psychol, Kamigyo Ku, Kyoto 6028580, Japan
[3] Japan Soc Promot Sci, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo 1028472, Japan
关键词
Dynamic facial expressions of emotion; Emotion induction; Emotion recognition; Facial electromyography (EMG); Facial mimicry;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.06.001
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The suggestion that dynamic facial expressions of emotion induce more evident facial mimicry than static ones remains controversial. We investigated this issue by recording EMG from the corrugator supercilii and zygomatic major. Dynamic and static facial expressions of anger and happiness were presented. Dynamic presentations of angry expressions induced stronger EMG activity from the corrugator supecilii than static presentations, while dynamic presentations of happy expressions induced stronger EMG activity from the zygomatic major compared to static presentations. These results indicate that dynamic facial expressions induce facial EMG activity interpretable as facial mimicry more evidently than static expressions. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:70 / 74
页数:5
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