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 …

Spontaneous mimicry appears fundamental to emotional perception and contagion,
especially when it involves facial emotional expressions. Here we cover recent evidence on …

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 …

There is a broad theoretical and empirical interest in spontaneous mimicry, or the automatic
reproduction of a model's behavior. Evidence shows that people mimic models they like, and …

Stress resilience in parenting depends on the parent's capacity to understand subjective
experiences in self and child, namely intersubjectivity, which is intimately related to …

Facial expressions are considered central in conveying information about one's emotional
state. During social encounters, facial expressions of another individual are often …

According to embodied simulation theories, others' emotions are recognized by the
unconscious mimicking of observed facial expressions, which requires the implicit activation …

Social functioning requires emotion. We must be able to recognize, interpret, and generate
emotions across a variety of social contexts. But how are emotions conceptually represented …

Understanding others' actions is essential for functioning in the physical and social world. In
the past two decades research has shown that action perception involves the motor system …

Individuals automatically mimic a wide range of different behaviors, and such mimicking
behavior has several social benefits. One of the landmark findings in the literature is that …