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Sex Differences in Affective Facial Reactions Are Present in Childhood

Overview of attention for article published in Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, May 2018
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Title
Sex Differences in Affective Facial Reactions Are Present in Childhood
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Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, May 2018
DOI 10.3389/fnint.2018.00019
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Authors

Luigi Cattaneo, Vania Veroni, Sonia Boria, Giancarlo Tassinari, Luca Turella

Abstract

Adults exposed to affective facial displays produce specific rapid facial reactions (RFRs) which are of lower intensity in males compared to females. We investigated such sex difference in a population of 60 primary school children (30 F; 30 M), aged 7-10 years. We recorded the surface electromyographic (EMG) signal from the corrugator supercilii and the zygomatici muscles, while children watched affective facial displays. Results showed the expected smiling RFR to smiling faces and the expected frowning RFR to sad faces. A systematic difference between male and female participants was observed, with boys showing less ample EMG responses than age-matched girls. We demonstrate that sex differences in the somatic component of affective motor patterns are present also in childhood.

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Unknown 33 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 7 21%
Professor 4 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 9%
Other 3 9%
Professor > Associate Professor 3 9%
Other 6 18%
Unknown 7 21%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 14 42%
Neuroscience 5 15%
Computer Science 1 3%
Unspecified 1 3%
Social Sciences 1 3%
Other 1 3%
Unknown 10 30%
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#9
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