Is a neutral face really evaluated as being emotionally neutral?
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Summary
It is suggested that prototypical "neutral" faces may be evaluated as negative in some circumstances, which suggests that the inclusion of neutral faces as a baseline condition might introduce an experimental confound in functional neuroimaging studies.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2008-01-15
- Cited by
- 213
- References
- 40
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W2099288523
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Keywords
Psychology, Valence (chemistry), Neuroimaging, Facial expression, Negative emotion
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