Emotions And The Body

The face has long been considered the gateway to understanding human emotion and cognition. Body language is an equally powerful means of communication, however-and although faces and bodies can express themselves in many similar ways, examining their differences may be the best way to learn how bodies communicate. This book investigates the role that bodies play in the expression and perception of emotions. Using state-of-the-art research in the neuropsychology of emotional face and body disorders, Beatrice de Gelder discusses the neural basis and temporal processing signatures of emotional body language--

• | Author: Beatrice de Gelder
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 16, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 313 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Psychology
• | ISBN-10: 0195374347
• | ISBN-13: 9780195374346