Abstract
Are there consistent differences between the emotions attributed to the right and left hemiface? Six studies investigated this old question, using a new technique of computerized image reconstruction that eliminates several confounding factors common in previous studies. Findings suggest that there are no consistent differences between the emotions and personality attributed to the right and the left hemiface. Nevertheless, when the two hemifaces were simultaneously compared on intensity, the left hemiface showed greater intensity in posed smiles. As a whole, the present study suggests the possibility of a slight inference of brain laterality in posed expressions, but not in resting faces.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 539-559 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Neuropsychologia |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowled#ements--The author would like to thank Toshiki Ogawa, Roberto Cabeza, Israel Broner, lan Penna and several anonymous reviewers for their comments on earlier drafts, as well as Tadashi Kikuchi, Haruhiko Shobo, Joel Bouderlique, Hiroshi Kato, Hideo Shimomura, and seven members of two study groups at the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Tsukuba for their assistance in conducting the experiments. This work was supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
Keywords
- brain function
- emotional expression
- facial asymmetry
- facial attribution
- facial laterality
- judgment of personality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Behavioral Neuroscience