Perceiver and poser asymmetries in processing facial emotion

Joan C. Borod; John St Clair; Elissa Koff; Murray Alpert

doi:10.1016/0278-2626(90)90048-S

Perceiver and poser asymmetries in processing facial emotion

Joan C. Borod
, John St Clair
, Elissa Koff
, Murray Alpert

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Abstract

This study examined both perceiver and poser asymmetries in processing facial emotion. Posers were left brain-damaged (LBD), right brain-damaged (RBD), and normal control (NC) right-handed males videotaped while expressing happiness and anger. Perceivers rated the facial expressions for asymmetry in original and reversed orientations. Overall, expressions viewed in the reversed orientation were rated as more left-sided than in the original orientation. In the reversed orientation, the more extensive left hemiface of the NCs and LBDs fell in the perceiver's left hemispace. This finding is consistent with previous research demonstrating a left hemispace bias for free-field viewing of emotional faces. Expressions were produced significantly more intensely on the left than the right hemiface by NCs and LBDs; expressions of RBDs were not significantly lateralized.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	167-177
Number of pages	11
Journal	Brain and Cognition
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0278-2626(90)90048-S
State	Published - Jul 1990
Externally published	Yes

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