Incidental retrieval of prior emotion mimicry
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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.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1173-1184 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Experimental Brain Research |
Volume | 235 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 10 Feb 2017 |
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Publication status | Published - Apr 2017 |
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