Body language in the brain: constructing meaning from expressive movement

This fMRI study investigated neural systems that interpret body language - the meaningful emotive expressions conveyed by body movement. Participants watched videos of performers engaged in modern dance or pantomime that conveyed specific themes such as hope, agony, lust, or exhaustion. We tested wh...

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Main Authors: Christine Marie Tipper, Giulia eSignorini, Scott T Grafton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00450/full