Emotional body expressions facilitate working memory: Evidence from the n-back task.
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DOI: 10.1002/pchj.616
Abstract: In daily life, individuals need to recognize and update emotional information from others' changing body expressions. However, whether emotional bodies can enhance working memory (WM) remains unknown. In the present study, participants completed a modified… read more here.
Keywords: working memory; back task; body expressions; emotional body ... See more keywords
Stereotypes and Prejudice Affect the Recognition of Emotional Body Postures
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DOI: 10.1037/emo0000438
Abstract: Most research on emotion recognition focuses on facial expressions. However, people communicate emotional information through bodily cues as well. Prior research on facial expressions has demonstrated that emotion recognition is modulated by top-down processes. Here,… read more here.
Keywords: emotional body; body postures; stereotypes prejudice; recognition ... See more keywords
Automatic facial reactions to emotional body expressions are not driven by emotional experience.
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DOI: 10.1037/emo0000742
Abstract: Perceiving emotional expressions automatically triggers a tendency to react with a matching facial expression. Although it is considered fundamental for healthy social interactions, the mechanism behind it is unclear. One prevalent explanation suggests that perceiving… read more here.
Keywords: emotional body; body postures; automatic facial; facial reactions ... See more keywords
Emotional Body Odors as Context: Effects on Cardiac and Subjective Responses
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DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjy021
Abstract: Many studies have indicated that the chemical cues from body odors (BOs) of donors experiencing negative emotions can influence the psychophysiological and behavioral response of the observers. However, these olfactory cues have been used mainly… read more here.
Keywords: emotional body; odors context; subjective responses; body odors ... See more keywords
Emotional body postures affect inhibitory control only when task-relevant
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1035328
Abstract: A classical theoretical frame to interpret motor reactions to emotional stimuli is that such stimuli, particularly those threat-related, are processed preferentially, i.e., they are capable of capturing and grabbing attention automatically. Research has recently challenged… read more here.
Keywords: body postures; control task; task; emotional body ... See more keywords