Blocking mimicry makes true and false smiles look the same.

Recent research suggests that facial mimicry underlies accurate interpretation of subtle facial expressions. In three experiments, we manipulated mimicry and tested its role in judgments of the genuineness of true and false smiles. Experiment 1 used facial EMG to show that a new mouthguard technique...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Rychlowska, Elena Cañadas, Adrienne Wood, Eva G Krumhuber, Agneta Fischer, Paula M Niedenthal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3966726?pdf=render