Increased Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Decreased Zygomaticus Activation in Response to Disliked Smiles Suggest Top-Down Inhibition of Facial Mimicry

Increased Medial Prefrontal Cortex and Decreased Zygomaticus Activation in Response to Disliked Smiles Suggest Top-Down Inhibition of Facial Mimicry

Spontaneous facial mimicry is modulated by many factors, and often needs to be suppressed to comply with social norms. The neural basis for the inhibition of facial mimicry was investigated in a combined functional magnetic resonance imaging and electromyography study in 39 healthy participants. In...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Korb, Robin Goldman, Richard J. Davidson, Paula M. Niedenthal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
facial mimicry
inhibition
reward
electromyography
fMRI
medial prefrontal cortex
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01715/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01715/full

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