Distinct facial expressions represent pain and pleasure across cultures
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1807862115
Abstract: Significance Humans often use facial expressions to communicate social messages. However, observational studies report that people experiencing pain or orgasm produce facial expressions that are indistinguishable, which questions their role as an effective tool for… read more here.
Keywords: mental representations; pain orgasm; facial expressions; across cultures ... See more keywords
The need for diversity in research on facial expressions of pain
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DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001593
Abstract: Facial expressions of pain facilitate social communication and are often incorporated in clinical pain assessments, including in patients with acute and chronic pain, infants, critically ill nonverbal patients, and cognitively impaired patients. Researchers have begun… read more here.
Keywords: research; facial expressions; diverse samples; pain assessments ... See more keywords
How gender affects the decoding of facial expressions of pain
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DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2022-0063
Abstract: Abstract Objectives Gender has been suggested to play a critical role in how facial expressions of pain are perceived by others. With the present study we aim to further investigate how gender might impact the… read more here.
Keywords: intensity decoding; facial expressions; decoding facial; expressions pain ... See more keywords