Publications by authors named "Pericle Salvini"
J Cogn Neurosci
August 2011
Article Synopsis
- The fMRI experiment aimed to compare how people perceive emotional expressions from human faces versus robotic faces, focusing on which areas of the brain are activated during this process.
- Both types of faces triggered activity in brain regions related to facial recognition and the mirror neuron system, indicating a shared processing of agency regardless of the agent's status as living or non-living.
- Human faces generated more brain activity in regions linked to understanding others' mental states, while robotic faces activated areas associated with object perception and mechanical movement, highlighting the brain's differentiation between animate and inanimate agents.
