Evidence of Rapid Modulation by Social Information of Subjective, Physiological, and Neural Responses to Emotional Expressions
Recent research suggests that conceptual or emotional factors could influence the perceptual processing of stimuli. In this article, we aimed to evaluate the effect of social information (positive, negative, or no information related to the character of the target) on subjective (perceived and felt...
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| author | Martial Mermillod Martial Mermillod Delphine Grynberg Delphine Grynberg Léo Pio-Lopez Magdalena Rychlowska Magdalena Rychlowska Brice Beffara Sylvain Harquel Nicolas Vermeulen Nicolas Vermeulen Paula M. Niedenthal Frédéric Dutheil Frédéric Dutheil Sylvie Droit-Volet |
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| description | Recent research suggests that conceptual or emotional factors could influence the perceptual processing of stimuli. In this article, we aimed to evaluate the effect of social information (positive, negative, or no information related to the character of the target) on subjective (perceived and felt valence and arousal), physiological (facial mimicry) as well as on neural (P100 and N170) responses to dynamic emotional facial expressions (EFE) that varied from neutral to one of the six basic emotions. Across three studies, the results showed reduced ratings of valence and arousal of EFE associated with incongruent social information (Study 1), increased electromyographical responses (Study 2), and significant modulation of P100 and N170 components (Study 3) when EFE were associated with social (positive and negative) information (vs. no information). These studies revealed that positive or negative social information reduces subjective responses to incongruent EFE and produces a similar neural and physiological boost of the early perceptual processing of EFE irrespective of their congruency. In conclusion, the article suggests that the presence of positive or negative social context modulates early physiological and neural activity preceding subsequent behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2421d2ccc3f04b14a4e2bc6c78518e6d2022-12-21T23:37:19ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience1662-51532018-01-011110.3389/fnbeh.2017.00231279730Evidence of Rapid Modulation by Social Information of Subjective, Physiological, and Neural Responses to Emotional ExpressionsMartial Mermillod0Martial Mermillod1Delphine Grynberg2Delphine Grynberg3Léo Pio-Lopez4Magdalena Rychlowska5Magdalena Rychlowska6Brice Beffara7Sylvain Harquel8Nicolas Vermeulen9Nicolas Vermeulen10Paula M. Niedenthal11Frédéric Dutheil12Frédéric Dutheil13Sylvie Droit-Volet14Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LPNC, Grenoble, FranceInstitut Universitaire de France, Paris, FranceUniv. Lille, CNRS, CHU Lille, UMR 9193 - SCALab - Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives, Lille, FranceUniv. Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, FranceUniversité Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, LaPSCo, Clermont-Ferrand, FranceUniversité Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, LaPSCo, Clermont-Ferrand, FranceQueen's University Belfast, Belfast, United KingdomUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LPNC, Grenoble, FranceUniv. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, LPNC, Grenoble, FranceIPSY, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumFund for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS), Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States0Université Clermont Auvergne, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, LaPSCo, Stress Physiologique et Psychosocial, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Santé Travail Environnement, WittyFit, Clermont-Ferrand, France1Faculty of Health, School of Exercise Science, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaUniversité Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, LaPSCo, Clermont-Ferrand, FranceRecent research suggests that conceptual or emotional factors could influence the perceptual processing of stimuli. In this article, we aimed to evaluate the effect of social information (positive, negative, or no information related to the character of the target) on subjective (perceived and felt valence and arousal), physiological (facial mimicry) as well as on neural (P100 and N170) responses to dynamic emotional facial expressions (EFE) that varied from neutral to one of the six basic emotions. Across three studies, the results showed reduced ratings of valence and arousal of EFE associated with incongruent social information (Study 1), increased electromyographical responses (Study 2), and significant modulation of P100 and N170 components (Study 3) when EFE were associated with social (positive and negative) information (vs. no information). These studies revealed that positive or negative social information reduces subjective responses to incongruent EFE and produces a similar neural and physiological boost of the early perceptual processing of EFE irrespective of their congruency. In conclusion, the article suggests that the presence of positive or negative social context modulates early physiological and neural activity preceding subsequent behavior.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00231/fullemotionsocial cognitionelectromyographyelectroencephalographytop-down processesembodiment theory |
| spellingShingle | Martial Mermillod Martial Mermillod Delphine Grynberg Delphine Grynberg Léo Pio-Lopez Magdalena Rychlowska Magdalena Rychlowska Brice Beffara Sylvain Harquel Nicolas Vermeulen Nicolas Vermeulen Paula M. Niedenthal Frédéric Dutheil Frédéric Dutheil Sylvie Droit-Volet Evidence of Rapid Modulation by Social Information of Subjective, Physiological, and Neural Responses to Emotional Expressions Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience emotion social cognition electromyography electroencephalography top-down processes embodiment theory |
| title | Evidence of Rapid Modulation by Social Information of Subjective, Physiological, and Neural Responses to Emotional Expressions |
| title_full | Evidence of Rapid Modulation by Social Information of Subjective, Physiological, and Neural Responses to Emotional Expressions |
| title_fullStr | Evidence of Rapid Modulation by Social Information of Subjective, Physiological, and Neural Responses to Emotional Expressions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evidence of Rapid Modulation by Social Information of Subjective, Physiological, and Neural Responses to Emotional Expressions |
| title_short | Evidence of Rapid Modulation by Social Information of Subjective, Physiological, and Neural Responses to Emotional Expressions |
| title_sort | evidence of rapid modulation by social information of subjective physiological and neural responses to emotional expressions |
| topic | emotion social cognition electromyography electroencephalography top-down processes embodiment theory |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00231/full |
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