Humans spontaneously mimic facial expressions. Facial mimicry is not a mere motor copy
but reflects social context in service of social goals like facilitating affiliation. The study of …

In interpersonal encounters, individuals often exhibit changes in their own facial expressions
in response to emotional expressions of another person. Such changes are often called …

According to existing theoretical accounts, the perception of emotional expressions relies
both on automatic and controlled processes. A growing amount of research suggests that …

Social resemblance, like group membership or similar attitudes, increases the mimicry of the
observed emotional facial display. In this study, we investigate whether facial self …

In human interactions, individuals frequently become affected by each other's emotions. For
example, when a friend shows signs of being upset and sad, you will probably feel …

Research indicates that emotional mimicry predominantly occurs in response to affiliative
displays, such as happiness, while the mimicry of antagonistic displays, like anger, is …

Facial mimicry is commonly defined as the tendency to imitate—at a sub-threshold level—
facial expressions of other individuals. Numerous studies support a role of facial mimicry in …

Facial mimicry is a ubiquitous social behaviour modulated by a range of social cues,
including those related to reward value and self-relevance. However, previous research has …

Facial mimicry is a basic facet of social interaction, theorized to influence emotional
contagion, rapport, and perception and interpretation of others' emotional facial expressions …

This thesis deals with the social functions of mimicry. Mimicry was defined broadly as' doing
what others are doing'. This' doing'can be verbal or nonverbal behaviors and expressions …