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Emotion-specific clues to the neural substrate of empathy. (2002)
Journal Article
Atkinson, A. (2002). Emotion-specific clues to the neural substrate of empathy. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 25(1), https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x02240017

Research only alluded to by Preston & de Waal (P&deW) indicates the disproportionate involvement of some brain regions in the perception and experience of certain emotions. This suggests that the neural substrate of primitive emotional contagion has... Read More about Emotion-specific clues to the neural substrate of empathy..

The eyebrow frown: a salient social signal (2002)
Journal Article
Tipples, J., Atkinson, A., & Young, A. (2002). The eyebrow frown: a salient social signal. Emotion, 2(3), 288-296. https://doi.org/10.1037/1528-3542.2.3.288

Seven experiments investigated the finding that threatening schematic faces are detected more quickly than nonthreatening faces. Threatening faces with ∨-shaped eyebrows (angry and scheming expressions) were detected more quickly than nonthreatening... Read More about The eyebrow frown: a salient social signal.