TY  - JOUR
AU  - Schilbach, L.
AU  - Eickhoff, S. B.
AU  - Mojzisch, A.
AU  - Vogeley, K.
TI  - What's in a smile? Neural correlates of facial embodiment during social interaction
JO  - Social neuroscience
VL  - 3
SN  - 1747-0919
CY  - New York [u.a.]
PB  - Psychology Press
M1  - PreJuSER-62979
SP  - 37 - 50
PY  - 2008
N1  - Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
AB  - Previous investigations have shown that the perception of socially relevant facial expressions, indicating someone else's intention to communicate (e.g., smiling), correlate with increased activity in zygomaticus major muscle regardless of whether the facial expressions seen are directed towards the human observer or toward someone else (Mojzisch et al., 2006). These spontaneous, involuntary reactions have been described as facial mimicry and seem to be of considerable importance for successful interpersonal communication. We investigated whether specific neural substrates underlie these responses by performing a finite impulse response (FIR) analysis of an experiment using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the perception of socially relevant facial expressions (Schilbach et al., 2006). This analysis demonstrates that differential neural activity can be detected relative to the FIR time window in which facial mimicry occurs. The neural network found includes but extends beyond classical motor regions (face motor area) recruiting brain regions known to be involved in social cognition. This network is proposed to subserve the integration of emotional and action-related processes as part of a pre-reflective, embodied reaction to the perception of socially relevant facial expressions as well as a reflective representation of self and other.
KW  - Adult
KW  - Brain: physiology
KW  - Brain Mapping: methods
KW  - Facial Expression
KW  - Humans
KW  - Interpersonal Relations
KW  - Male
KW  - Nerve Net: physiology
KW  - Photic Stimulation: methods
KW  - Smiling: physiology
KW  - Smiling: psychology
KW  - J (WoSType)
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
C6  - pmid:18633845
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000254764000004
DO  - DOI:10.1080/17470910701563228
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/62979
ER  -