Grounding the meaning of non-prototypical smiles on motor behavior

We address how the motor system can contribute to the “meaning” component of smile perception. A smile perceiver can ground the meaning of non-prototypical smiles by interacting with the presenter to maintain the presenter's type of smile. In this case, the meaning of that smile is congruent wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2010-12, Vol.33 (6), p.453-454
Hauptverfasser: Mann, Timothy A., Choe, Yoonsuck
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We address how the motor system can contribute to the “meaning” component of smile perception. A smile perceiver can ground the meaning of non-prototypical smiles by interacting with the presenter to maintain the presenter's type of smile. In this case, the meaning of that smile is congruent with the motor behavior that elicits that smile (such as a funny gesture).
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X1000155X