Enhanced Empathic Pain by Facial Feedback
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Experimental Design and Procedures
2.3. Facial Electromyogram and Pupil Size Measurements
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Pain and Unpleasantness Rating
3.2. Pupil Size Changes
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lee, S.; Yoo, Y.; Moon, H.; Lee, I.-S.; Chae, Y. Enhanced Empathic Pain by Facial Feedback. Brain Sci. 2024, 14, 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14010005
Lee S, Yoo Y, Moon H, Lee I-S, Chae Y. Enhanced Empathic Pain by Facial Feedback. Brain Sciences. 2024; 14(1):5. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14010005
Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Seoyoung, Yeonjoo Yoo, Heeyoung Moon, In-Seon Lee, and Younbyoung Chae. 2024. "Enhanced Empathic Pain by Facial Feedback" Brain Sciences 14, no. 1: 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14010005
APA StyleLee, S., Yoo, Y., Moon, H., Lee, I.-S., & Chae, Y. (2024). Enhanced Empathic Pain by Facial Feedback. Brain Sciences, 14(1), 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14010005