Children with facial paralysis due to Moebius syndrome exhibit reduced autonomic modulation during emotion processing

E De Stefani, M Ardizzi, Y Nicolini, M Belluardo… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Facial mimicry is crucial in the recognition of others' emotional state. Thus, the
observation of others' facial expressions activates the same neural representation of that …

Congenital facial palsy and emotion processing: The case of Moebius syndrome

E De Stefani, Y Nicolini, M Belluardo… - Genes, Brain and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
According to the Darwinian perspective, facial expressions of emotions evolved to quickly
communicate emotional states and would serve adaptive functions that promote social …

Autonomic responses to emotional stimuli in children affected by facial palsy: the case of Moebius syndrome

Y Nicolini, B Manini, E De Stefani, G Coudé… - Neural …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
According to embodied simulation theories, others' emotions are recognized by the
unconscious mimicking of observed facial expressions, which requires the implicit activation …

[HTML][HTML] Inability to move one's face dampens facial expression perception

S Japee, J Jordan, J Licht, S Lokey, G Chen, J Snow… - Cortex, 2023 - Elsevier
Humans rely heavily on facial expressions for social communication to convey their thoughts
and emotions and to understand them in others. One prominent but controversial view is that …

Sensitivity to basic emotional expressions and the emotion perception space in the absence of facial mimicry: The case of individuals with congenital facial palsy.

A Schiano Lomoriello, G Caperna, A Carta… - Emotion, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
According to sensorimotor simulation models, recognition of another person's emotion is
achieved by recreating the motor production of the perceived facial expression in oneself …

Degenerate pathway for processing smile and other emotional expressions in congenital facial palsy: an hdEEG investigation

P Sessa, A Schiano Lomoriello… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Influential theoretical models argue that an internal simulation mechanism (motor or
sensorimotor simulation) supports the recognition of facial expressions. However, despite …

Orofacial motor dysfunction in Moebius syndrome

F Renault, R Flores‐Guevara… - … Medicine & Child …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To review orofacial disabilities and their consequences in children with Moebius
syndrome (MBS). Method We retrospectively analysed the records of 32 patients (21 males …

Facial animation in children with Moebius and Moebius-like syndromes

B Bianchi, C Copelli, S Ferrari, A Ferri… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Moebius syndrome, a rare congenital disorder of varying severity, involves
multiple cranial nerves and is characterized predominantly by bilateral or unilateral paralysis …

Testing EEG functional connectivity between sensorimotor and face processing visual regions in individuals with congenital facial palsy

T Quettier, A Maffei, F Gambarota, PF Ferrari… - Frontiers in Systems …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Moebius syndrome (MBS) is characterized by the congenital absence or underdevelopment
of cranial nerves VII and VI, leading to facial palsy and impaired lateral eye movements. As a …

Quality of life and adjustment in children and adolescents with Moebius syndrome: evidence for specific impairments in social functioning

L Strobel, G Renner - Research in developmental disabilities, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Moebius syndrome is a rare congenital disorder characterized by congenital
facial paralysis and impairment of ocular abduction. The absence of facial expression in …