On the link between emotional contagion and contagious yawning.
Affective science
Selective attention
Stimulus detection
Journal
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews
ISSN: 1873-7528
Titre abrégé: Neurosci Biobehav Rev
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7806090
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2021
02 2021
Historique:
received:
27
08
2020
revised:
24
11
2020
accepted:
25
11
2020
pubmed:
4
12
2020
medline:
23
3
2021
entrez:
3
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Palagi et al. (Neurosci. Biobehav. Rev. 111:149-165, 2020) propose a multidisciplinary approach to the study of spontaneous mimicry, focusing on comparative research on facial mimicry and contagious yawning. In doing so, the authors highlight connections between these behaviors and emotional contagion. The aim of this commentary is to critically evaluate the link between contagious yawning and emotional contagion, address the role of attention in contagious yawning, and promote further research examining the sensory and perceptual factors driving variability in contagious yawning. Contrary to the position of Palagi et al., a strong matching between emotional contagion and contagious yawning has not been established. Variation in contagious yawning appears to be driven by biased attentional processes and yawn detection rather than emotional sharing.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33271163
pii: S0149-7634(20)30663-1
doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.11.023
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Comment
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
18-19Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentOn
Informations de copyright
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