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Facial expression in human and non-human animals| old_uid | 14198 |
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| title | Facial expression in human and non-human animals |
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| start_date | 2014/06/18 |
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| schedule | 15h30-17h |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | seminar room |
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| summary | Facial expression is a communication system common to all human populations. Similar facial expressions can also be seen throughout the primate order, and even in more distantly related mammals. Thus, in order to fully understand the form, social function and meaning of facial expression, we need to look beyond humans and make detailed comparisons between species. Development of anatomically based, standardised coding systems has greatly facilitated within-species and cross-species comparisons (FACS, ChimpFACS, MaqFACS, GibbonFACS, OrangFACS, DogFACS, CatFACS). These systems also minimise the risks associated with attributing emotion to facial signals a priori, which is particularly important when studying other species. Our initial studies using such tools are helping to build an evolutionary framework for a better understanding of facial expression. |
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| responsibles | <not specified> |
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