Rapid facial reactions in response to happy and angry expressions in 7‐month‐old infants

• Published in: Developmental psychobiology Vol. 59; no. 8; pp. 1046 - 1050
• Main Authors: Datyner, Amy, Henry, Julie D., Richmond, Jenny L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Child Development - physiology; Electromyography; EMG; emotional expression; Emotions - physiology; Facial Expression; Facial Muscles - physiology; Female; Humans; Imitative Behavior - physiology; infancy; Infant; Infant Behavior - physiology; Male; psychophysiology; rapid facial reactions; Social Perception; emotional expression; rapid facial reactions; infancy; psychophysiology; EMG

Humans rapidly and spontaneously activate muscles in the face when viewing emotional facial expressions in others. These rapid facial reactions (RFRs) are thought to reflect low‐level, bottom‐up processes, and are theorized to assist an observer to experience and share the affect of another individu...