Capturing physiology of emotion along facial muscles: a method of distinguishing feigned from involuntary expressions

The ability to distinguish feigned from involuntary expressions of emotions could help in the investigation and treatment of neuropsychiatric and affective disorders and in the detection of malingering. This work investigates differences in emotion-specific patterns of thermal variations along the m...

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Main Authors: Khan, Masood Mehmood, Ward, R., Ingleby, M.
Other Authors: Xiaoyi, J.
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25346
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author Khan, Masood Mehmood
Ward, R.
Ingleby, M.
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Ward, R.
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description The ability to distinguish feigned from involuntary expressions of emotions could help in the investigation and treatment of neuropsychiatric and affective disorders and in the detection of malingering. This work investigates differences in emotion-specific patterns of thermal variations along the major facial muscles. Using experimental data extracted from 156 images, we attempted to classify patterns of emotion-specific thermal variations into neutral, and voluntary and involuntary expressions of positive and negative emotive states. Initial results suggest (i) each facial muscle exhibits a unique thermal response to various emotive states; (ii) the pattern of thermal variances along the facial muscles may assist in classifying voluntary and involuntary facial expressions; and (iii) facial skin temperature measurements along the major facial muscles may be used in automated emotion assessment.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-253462022-12-09T06:09:41Z Capturing physiology of emotion along facial muscles: a method of distinguishing feigned from involuntary expressions Khan, Masood Mehmood Ward, R. Ingleby, M. Xiaoyi, J. Nicolai, P. The ability to distinguish feigned from involuntary expressions of emotions could help in the investigation and treatment of neuropsychiatric and affective disorders and in the detection of malingering. This work investigates differences in emotion-specific patterns of thermal variations along the major facial muscles. Using experimental data extracted from 156 images, we attempted to classify patterns of emotion-specific thermal variations into neutral, and voluntary and involuntary expressions of positive and negative emotive states. Initial results suggest (i) each facial muscle exhibits a unique thermal response to various emotive states; (ii) the pattern of thermal variances along the facial muscles may assist in classifying voluntary and involuntary facial expressions; and (iii) facial skin temperature measurements along the major facial muscles may be used in automated emotion assessment. 2009 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25346 10.1007/978-3-642-03767-2_145 Springer Berlin, Heidelberg restricted
spellingShingle Khan, Masood Mehmood
Ward, R.
Ingleby, M.
Capturing physiology of emotion along facial muscles: a method of distinguishing feigned from involuntary expressions
title Capturing physiology of emotion along facial muscles: a method of distinguishing feigned from involuntary expressions
title_full Capturing physiology of emotion along facial muscles: a method of distinguishing feigned from involuntary expressions
title_fullStr Capturing physiology of emotion along facial muscles: a method of distinguishing feigned from involuntary expressions
title_full_unstemmed Capturing physiology of emotion along facial muscles: a method of distinguishing feigned from involuntary expressions
title_short Capturing physiology of emotion along facial muscles: a method of distinguishing feigned from involuntary expressions
title_sort capturing physiology of emotion along facial muscles: a method of distinguishing feigned from involuntary expressions
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25346