The role of lateralization of sensory functions in the perception of emotional expressions in an asymmetrical faceстатьяТезисы
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Аннотация:Emotions can be perceived differently depending on the asymmetry of face expression, but the role of brain sensory asymmetry of the subject in this process has not been explained yet. Participants:N=46, all right-handed (15 with a left dominant eye and 31 with a right dominant eye), age 23.5 years, standard deviation=3.8. Stimuli were 37 standardized symmetrical and asymmetrical emotional face expressions. Subjects evaluated the intensity of emotional expression.
Subjects with a left dominant eye estimated sadness, disgust, and surprise as less expressed compared to subjects with a right dominant eye. Emotions of happiness, fear, and anger were evaluated equally. Asymmetrical faces with an emotional expression on the left or on the right side rated as two or four conditional points (2|4, 4|2) were perceived as expressing emotions more intensively than a symmetrical face expressing emotion rated as three conditional points (3|3).
The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (project #16-18-00066).