Face masks affect perception of happy faces in deaf people

Abstract The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has led significant social repercussions and forced people to wear face masks. Recent research has demonstrated that the human ability to infer emotions from facial configurations is significantly reduced when face masks are worn. Since the mouth region is specifical...

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Main Authors: Maria Bianca Amadeo, Andrea Escelsior, Mario Amore, Gianluca Serafini, Beatriz Pereira da Silva, Monica Gori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-16138-x