When we observe a facial expression of emotion, we often mimic it. This automatic mimicry
reflects underlying sensorimotor simulation that supports accurate emotion recognition. Why …

Emotional contagion—emotions being linked across people—has captured psychologists'
attention yet little is known about its mechanisms. Early influential treatments focused on …

Despite advances in the conceptualisation of facial mimicry, its role in the processing of
social information is a matter of debate. In the present study, we investigated the relationship …

Highlights•People mimic others' facial and emotional expressions, behavioral movements,
and verbal patterns.•Many social factors can facilitate or inhibit mimicry.•Mimicry has …

Facial mimicry is commonly defined as the tendency to imitate—at a sub-threshold level—
facial expressions of other individuals. Numerous studies support a role of facial mimicry in …

Background The need to wear surgical masks in everyday life has drawn the attention of
psychologists to the negative effects of face covering on social processing. A recent but not …

Recent research suggests that facial mimicry underlies accurate interpretation of subtle
facial expressions. In three experiments, we manipulated mimicry and tested its role in …

In the current study, electroencephalography (EEG) was recorded simultaneously with facial
electromyography (fEMG) to determine whether emotional faces and emotional scenes are …

Emotion concepts are important. They help us to understand, experience and predict human
behaviour. Emotion concepts also link the realm of the abstract with the realm of bodily …

Background This study examined whether acutely (aMDD) and remitted depressed patients
(rMDD) show deficits in the two aspects of social cognition–facial emotion recognition (FER) …