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Psychophysical studies of expressions of pain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Temre N. Davies
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697 daviest@uci.eduddhoff@uci.edu
Donald D. Hoffman
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697 daviest@uci.eduddhoff@uci.edu

Abstract

What differentiates expressions of pain from other facial expressions? Which facial features convey the most information in an expression of pain? To answer such questions we can explore the expertise of human observers using psychophysical experiments. Techniques such as change detection and visual search can advance our understanding of facial expressions of pain and of evolved mechanisms for detecting these expressions.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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