Mask wearing increases eye involvement during smiling: a facial EMG study

Abstract The use of face masks has become ubiquitous. Although mask wearing is a convenient way to reduce the spread of disease, it is important to know how the mask affects our communication via facial expression. For example, when we are wearing the mask and meet a friend, are our facial expressio...

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Main Authors: Shuntaro Okazaki, Haruna Yamanami, Fumika Nakagawa, Nozomi Takuwa, Keith James Kawabata Duncan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99872-y