A classical theoretical frame to interpret motor reactions to emotional stimuli is that such
stimuli, particularly those threat-related, are processed preferentially, ie, they are capable of …

Play is a pleasurable physical or mental activity that enhances the child's skills involving
negotiation abilities, problem-solving, manual dexterity, sharing, decision-making, and …

Nonverbal expressions are essential to regulating social communication and interaction.
Impaired emotion recognition from facial expressions has been linked to various psychiatric …

Nonverbal expressions contribute substantially to social interaction by providing information
on another person's intentions and feelings. While emotion recognition from dynamic facial …

Social directional cues (eg, gaze direction; walking direction) can trigger reflexive attentional
orienting, a phenomenon known as social attention. Here, we examined whether this …

Face tuning to non-face images such as shadows or grilled toasts is termed face pareidolia.
Face-pareidolia images represent a valuable tool for investigation of social cognition in …

Previous studies have reported that individuals with autistic traits, like those with Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD), may have impaired empathic responses when observing static …

Facial expression perception is influenced by body posture, with perception biased toward
the body emotion. Previous research has suggested that the magnitude of this biasing …

Facial mimicry as well as the accurate assessment of one's performance when judging
others' emotional expressions have been suggested to inform successful emotion …

Emotions in interpersonal interactions can be communicated simultaneously via various
social signals such as face and biological motion (BM). Here, we demonstrate that even …