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Deeper than skin deep - The effect of botulinum toxin-A on emotion processing
Baumeister, Jenny C. Papa, G. Foroni, Francesco
Baumeister, Jenny C.
Papa, G.
Foroni, Francesco
Abstract
The effect of facial botulinum Toxin-A (BTX) injections on the processing of emotional stimuli was investigated. The hypothesis, that BTX would interfere with processing of slightly emotional stimuli and less with very emotional or neutral stimuli, was largely confirmed. BTX-users rated slightly emotional sentences and facial expressions, but not very emotional or neutral ones, as less emotional after the treatment. Furthermore, they became slower at categorizing slightly emotional facial expressions under time pressure.
Keywords
botulinum toxin-A, botox-treatment, emotion processing, facial feedback, embodiment
Date
2016
Type
Journal article
Journal
Toxicon
Book
Volume
118
Issue
Page Range
86-90
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Behavioural and Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
License
File Access
Controlled