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- Title
Laterality of facial expressions of emotion: Universal and culture-specific influences.
- Authors
Mandal, Manas K.; Ambady, Nalini
- Abstract
Recent research indicates that (a) the perception and expression of facial emotion are lateralized to a great extent in the right hemisphere, and, (b) whereas facial expressions of emotion embody universal signals, culture-specific learning moderates the expression and interpretation of these emotions. In the present article, we review the literature on laterality and universality, and propose that, although some components of facial expressions of emotion are governed biologically, others are culturally influenced. We suggest that the left side of the face is more expressive of emotions, is more uninhibited, and displays culture-specific emotional norms. The right side of face, on the other hand, is less susceptible to cultural display norms and exhibits more universal emotional signals.
- Subjects
FACIAL expression; EMOTIONS; PHYSIOGNOMY; CEREBRAL hemispheres; DUAL-brain psychology; BRAIN disease research; CEREBRAL dominance
- Publication
Behavioural Neurology, 2004, Vol 15, Issue 1/2, p23
- ISSN
0953-4180
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2004/786529