Through a glass darkly: Facial wrinkles affect our processing of emotion in the elderly

The correct interpretation of emotional expressions is crucial for social life. However, emotions in old relative to young faces are recognized less well. One reason for this may be decreased signal clarity of older faces due to morphological changes, such as wrinkles and folds, obscuring facial dis...

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Main Authors: Maxi eFreudenberg, Reginald B. Adams, Robert E. Kleck, Ursula eHess
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01476/full