Facial expression recognition in peripheral versus central vision: role of the eyes and the mouth

2013 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel G. Calvo ◽  
Andrés Fernández-Martín ◽  
Lauri Nummenmaa
Keyword(s):  
Facial Expression ◽  
Facial Expression Recognition ◽  
Expression Recognition ◽  
Central Vision

scholarly journals Individual Differences in Children's Facial Expression Recognition Ability: The Role of Nature and Nurture

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Y. F. Lau ◽  
Michael Burt ◽  
Ellen Leibenluft ◽  
Daniel S. Pine ◽  
Fruhling Rijsdijk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Facial Expression ◽  
Facial Expression Recognition ◽  
Expression Recognition ◽  
Recognition Ability ◽  
Nature And Nurture

scholarly journals Efficient recognition of facial expressions does not require motor simulation

eLife ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilles Vannuscorps ◽  
Michael Andres ◽  
Alfonso Caramazza
Keyword(s):  
Facial Expression ◽  
Facial Expressions ◽  
Facial Expression Recognition ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Expression Recognition ◽  
Motor Simulation ◽  
Recognition Of Facial Expressions ◽  
Motor Representations ◽  
Efficient Recognition

What mechanisms underlie facial expression recognition? A popular hypothesis holds that efficient facial expression recognition cannot be achieved by visual analysis alone but additionally requires a mechanism of motor simulation — an unconscious, covert imitation of the observed facial postures and movements. Here, we first discuss why this hypothesis does not necessarily follow from extant empirical evidence. Next, we report experimental evidence against the central premise of this view: we demonstrate that individuals can achieve normotypical efficient facial expression recognition despite a congenital absence of relevant facial motor representations and, therefore, unaided by motor simulation. This underscores the need to reconsider the role of motor simulation in facial expression recognition.

Recognition of Emotional Facial Expressions: The Role of Facial and Contextual Information in the Accuracy of Recognition

2012 ◽  
Vol 110 (1) ◽  
pp. 338-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariano Chóliz ◽  
Enrique G. Fernández-Abascal
Keyword(s):  
Facial Expression ◽  
Facial Expressions ◽  
Facial Expression Recognition ◽  
Recognition Accuracy ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Central Area ◽  
Expression Recognition ◽  
Emotional Facial Expressions ◽  
Basic Emotions

Recognition of emotional facial expressions is a central area in the psychology of emotion. This study presents two experiments. The first experiment analyzed recognition accuracy for basic emotions including happiness, anger, fear, sadness, surprise, and disgust. 30 pictures (5 for each emotion) were displayed to 96 participants to assess recognition accuracy. The results showed that recognition accuracy varied significantly across emotions. The second experiment analyzed the effects of contextual information on recognition accuracy. Information congruent and not congruent with a facial expression was displayed before presenting pictures of facial expressions. The results of the second experiment showed that congruent information improved facial expression recognition, whereas incongruent information impaired such recognition.

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