Sex Differences in Affective Facial Reactions Are Present in Childhood

Adults exposed to affective facial displays produce specific rapid facial reactions (RFRs) which are of lower intensity in males compared to females. We investigated such sex difference in a population of 60 primary school children (30 F; 30 M), aged 7–10 years. We recorded the surface electromyogra...

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Main Authors: Luigi Cattaneo, Vania Veroni, Sonia Boria, Giancarlo Tassinari, Luca Turella
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnint.2018.00019/full