[HTML][HTML] Mirror neurons 30 years later: implications and applications

L Bonini, C Rotunno, E Arcuri, V Gallese - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2022 - cell.com
Mirror neurons (MNs) were first described in a seminal paper in 1992 as a class of monkey
premotor cells discharging during both action execution and observation. Despite their …

The neuroethology of spontaneous mimicry and emotional contagion in human and non-human animals

E Palagi, A Celeghin, M Tamietto, P Winkielman… - Neuroscience & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Spontaneous mimicry appears fundamental to emotional perception and contagion,
especially when it involves facial emotional expressions. Here we cover recent evidence on …

Physiological and behavioral synchrony predict group cohesion and performance

I Gordon, A Gilboa, S Cohen, N Milstein, N Haimovich… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Interpersonal synchrony contributes to social functioning in dyads, but it remains unknown
how synchrony shapes group experiences and performance. To this end, we designed a …

Py-feat: Python facial expression analysis toolbox

JH Cheong, E Jolly, T Xie, S Byrne, M Kenney… - Affective Science, 2023 - Springer
Studying facial expressions is a notoriously difficult endeavor. Recent advances in the field
of affective computing have yielded impressive progress in automatically detecting facial …

Interpersonal physiological synchrony predicts group cohesion

A Tomashin, I Gordon, S Wallot - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A key emergent property of group social dynamic is synchrony–the coordination of actions,
emotions, or physiological processes between group members. Despite this fact and the …

Exposure to social suffering in virtual reality boosts compassion and facial synchrony

D Cohen, DH Landau, D Friedman, BS Hasler… - Computers in Human …, 2021 - Elsevier
Virtual reality (VR) has recently been popularized as the “ultimate empathy machine,” and
yet the science behind the effects of VR on empathy is scarce. In this media-comparison …

Group‐level physiological synchrony and individual‐level anxiety predict positive affective behaviors during a group decision‐making task

I Gordon, S Wallot, Y Berson - Psychophysiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Joint performance can lead to the synchronization of physiological processes among group
members during a shared task. Recently, it has been shown that synchronization is …

I feel you: Prepandemic physiological synchrony and emotional contagion during COVID-19.

O Mayo, D Horesh, A Korisky, N Milstein, E Zadok… - Emotion, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact on mental well-being and interpersonal
relationships. Nonetheless, little is known about the complex interactions between one's …

An android for emotional interaction: spatiotemporal validation of its facial expressions

W Sato, S Namba, D Yang, S Nishida, C Ishi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Android robots capable of emotional interactions with humans have considerable potential
for application to research. While several studies developed androids that can exhibit …

Clients' emotional experience as a dynamic context for client–therapist physiological synchrony.

E Bar-Kalifa, O Goren… - Journal of Consulting …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Client–therapist physiological synchrony has recently attracted significant
empirical attention. Recent theoretical accounts propose that physiological linkages should …