Incidental retrieval of prior emotion mimicry.
Incidental retrieval of prior emotion mimicry.
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DOI:
10.1007/s00221-017-4882-y
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发表时间:
2017-04
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2
通讯作者:
Tipper SP
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作者:
Pawling R;Kirkham AJ;Hayes AE;Tipper SP
When observing emotional expressions, similar sensorimotor states are activated in the observer, often resulting in physical mimicry. For example, when observing a smile, the zygomaticus muscles associated with smiling are activated in the observer, and when observing a frown, the corrugator brow muscles. We show that the consistency of an individual’s facial emotion, whether they always frown or smile, can be encoded into memory. When the individuals are viewed at a later time expressing no emotion, muscle mimicry of the prior state can be detected, even when the emotion itself is task irrelevant. The results support simulation accounts of memory, where prior embodiments of other’s states during encoding are reactivated when re-encountering a person.