Task-irrelevant emotional expressions are not mimicked, but may modulate the mimicry of task-relevant emotional expressions

Emotional mimicry—the imitation of others’ emotions—is an empathic response that helps to navigate social interactions. Mimicry is absent when participants’ task does not involve engaging with the expressers’ emotions. This may be because task-irrelevant faces (i.e., faces that participants were ins...

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Main Authors: Heidi Mauersberger, Christophe Blaison, Ursula Hess
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1491832/full
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