Impact of Childhood Maltreatment on the Recognition of Facial Expressions of Emotions.

The development of the explicit recognition of facial expressions of emotions can be affected by childhood maltreatment experiences. A previous study demonstrated the existence of an explicit recognition bias for angry facial expressions among a population of adolescent Sierra Leonean street-boys ex...

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Main Authors: Martina Ardizzi, Francesca Martini, Maria Alessandra Umiltà, Valentina Evangelista, Roberto Ravera, Vittorio Gallese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141732