The mysterious noh mask: contribution of multiple facial parts to the recognition of emotional expressions.

BACKGROUND: A Noh mask worn by expert actors when performing on a Japanese traditional Noh drama is suggested to convey countless different facial expressions according to different angles of head/body orientation. The present study addressed the question of how different facial parts of a Noh mask,...

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Main Authors: Hiromitsu Miyata, Ritsuko Nishimura, Kazuo Okanoya, Nobuyuki Kawai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3503996?pdf=render