Brain circuits signaling the absence of emotion in body language [Psychological and Cognitive Sciences]

Adaptive social behavior and mental well-being depend on not only recognizing emotional expressions but also, inferring the absence of emotion. While the neurobiology underwriting the perception of emotions is well studied, the mechanisms for detecting a lack of emotional content in social signals remain largely unknown. Here, using cutting-edge analyses...

http://www.pnas.org/content/117/34/20868.short?rss=1

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - August 24, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Arseny A. Sokolov, Peter Zeidman, Michael Erb, Frank E. Pollick, Andreas J. Fallgatter, Philippe Ryvlin, Karl J. Friston, Marina A. Pavlova Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research