Facial reactions in response to dynamic emotional stimuli in different modalities in patients suffering from schizophrenia: a behavioral and EMG study

Facial reactions in response to dynamic emotional stimuli in different modalities in patients suffering from schizophrenia: a behavioral and EMG study

Emotional facial expression is an important low-level mechanism contributing to the experience of empathy, thereby lying at the core of social interaction. Schizophrenia is associated with pervasive social cognitive impairments, including emotional processing of facial expressions. In this study we...

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Main Authors: Mariateresa eSestito, Maria Alessandra eUmilta', Giancarlo eDe Paola, Renata eFortunati, Andrea eRaballo, Emanuela eLeuci, Simone eMaffei, Matteo eTonna, Mario eAmore, Carlo eMaggini, Vittorio eGallese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
Emotions
Schizophrenia
simulation
EMG
Facial mimicry
Emphaty
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00368/full

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