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Facial expression

MedGen UID:
41944
•Concept ID:
C0015457
•
Finding
Synonyms: Expression, Face; Expression, Facial; Face Expression; Face Expressions; Facial Expression; Facial Expressions
SNOMED CT: Facial expression (248148002)

Definition

Observable changes of expression in the face in response to emotional stimuli. [from MeSH]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The use of wearables for the diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease.
Reichmann H, Klingelhoefer L, Bendig J
J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2023 Jun;130(6):783-791. Epub 2023 Jan 7 doi: 10.1007/s00702-022-02575-5. PMID: 36609737Free PMC Article
Facial Rehabilitation: Evaluation and Treatment Strategies for the Patient with Facial Palsy.
Robinson MW, Baiungo J
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2018 Dec;51(6):1151-1167. Epub 2018 Sep 24 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2018.07.011. PMID: 30262166
Evidence-based treatment of voice and speech disorders in Parkinson disease.
Mahler LA, Ramig LO, Fox C
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Jun;23(3):209-15. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000151. PMID: 25943966

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Neural sensitivity to facial identity and facial expression discrimination in adults with autism.
Van der Donck S, Hendriks M, Vos S, Op de Beeck H, Boets B
Autism Res 2023 Nov;16(11):2110-2124. Epub 2023 Oct 12 doi: 10.1002/aur.3036. PMID: 37823568
Analysis and Recognition of Voluntary Facial Expression Mimicry Based on Depressed Patients.
Ye J, Yu Y, Fu G, Zheng Y, Liu Y, Zhu Y, Wang Q
IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 2023 Aug;27(8):3698-3709. Epub 2023 Aug 7 doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2023.3260816. PMID: 37030686
Insomnia and impacts on facial expression recognition accuracy, intensity and speed: A meta-analysis.
Huang Y, Du J, Guo X, Li Y, Wang H, Xu J, Xu S, Wang Y, Zhang R, Xiao L, Su T, Tang Y
J Psychiatr Res 2023 Apr;160:248-257. Epub 2023 Feb 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.02.001. PMID: 36870234
Facial expression recognition is linked to clinical and neurofunctional differences in autism.
Meyer-Lindenberg H, Moessnang C, Oakley B, Ahmad J, Mason L, Jones EJH, Hayward HL, Cooke J, Crawley D, Holt R, Tillmann J, Charman T, Baron-Cohen S, Banaschewski T, Beckmann C, Tost H, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Buitelaar JK, Murphy DG, Brammer MJ, Loth E
Mol Autism 2022 Nov 10;13(1):43. doi: 10.1186/s13229-022-00520-7. PMID: 36357905Free PMC Article
Facial expression to emotional stimuli in non-psychotic disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Davies H, Wolz I, Leppanen J, Fernandez-Aranda F, Schmidt U, Tchanturia K
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2016 May;64:252-71. Epub 2016 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.02.015. PMID: 26915928

Diagnosis

Neural sensitivity to facial identity and facial expression discrimination in adults with autism.
Van der Donck S, Hendriks M, Vos S, Op de Beeck H, Boets B
Autism Res 2023 Nov;16(11):2110-2124. Epub 2023 Oct 12 doi: 10.1002/aur.3036. PMID: 37823568
On the face of it.
The Lancet Digital Health
Lancet Digit Health 2021 Oct;3(10):e612. doi: 10.1016/S2589-7500(21)00217-X. PMID: 34556289
Urofacial (ochoa) syndrome: A literature review.
Osorio S, Rivillas ND, Martinez JA
J Pediatr Urol 2021 Apr;17(2):246-254. Epub 2021 Jan 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.01.017. PMID: 33558177
Facial Expression Production and Recognition in Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Shifting Landscape.
Keating CT, Cook JL
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2021 Mar;44(1):125-139. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2020.11.010. PMID: 33526234
Measuring facial expression of emotion.
Wolf K
Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2015 Dec;17(4):457-62. doi: 10.31887/DCNS.2015.17.4/kwolf. PMID: 26869846Free PMC Article

Therapy

Cingulate dynamics track depression recovery with deep brain stimulation.
Alagapan S, Choi KS, Heisig S, Riva-Posse P, Crowell A, Tiruvadi V, Obatusin M, Veerakumar A, Waters AC, Gross RE, Quinn S, Denison L, O'Shaughnessy M, Connor M, Canal G, Cha J, Hershenberg R, Nauvel T, Isbaine F, Afzal MF, Figee M, Kopell BH, Butera R, Mayberg HS, Rozell CJ
Nature 2023 Oct;622(7981):130-138. Epub 2023 Sep 20 doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06541-3. PMID: 37730990Free PMC Article
Analysis and Recognition of Voluntary Facial Expression Mimicry Based on Depressed Patients.
Ye J, Yu Y, Fu G, Zheng Y, Liu Y, Zhu Y, Wang Q
IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 2023 Aug;27(8):3698-3709. Epub 2023 Aug 7 doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2023.3260816. PMID: 37030686
Role of electrical stimulation added to conventional therapy in patients with idiopathic facial (Bell) palsy.
Tuncay F, Borman P, Taşer B, Ünlü İ, Samim E
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2015 Mar;94(3):222-8. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000171. PMID: 25171666
The effects of music therapy on vital signs, feeding, and sleep in premature infants.
Loewy J, Stewart K, Dassler AM, Telsey A, Homel P
Pediatrics 2013 May;131(5):902-18. Epub 2013 Apr 15 doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1367. PMID: 23589814
Facial exercise therapy for facial palsy: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pereira LM, Obara K, Dias JM, Menacho MO, Lavado EL, Cardoso JR
Clin Rehabil 2011 Jul;25(7):649-58. Epub 2011 Mar 7 doi: 10.1177/0269215510395634. PMID: 21382865

Prognosis

Facial Expressions and Self-Reported Emotions When Viewing Nature Images.
Franěk M, Petružálek J, Šefara D
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Aug 25;19(17) doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710588. PMID: 36078304Free PMC Article
Subjective and objective difficulty of emotional facial expression perception from dynamic stimuli.
Schneider JN, Matyjek M, Weigand A, Dziobek I, Brick TR
PLoS One 2022;17(6):e0269156. Epub 2022 Jun 16 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269156. PMID: 35709093Free PMC Article
Facial Expression Recognition from Multi-Perspective Visual Inputs and Soft Voting.
Aguileta AA, Brena RF, Molino-Minero-Re E, Galván-Tejada CE
Sensors (Basel) 2022 May 31;22(11) doi: 10.3390/s22114206. PMID: 35684825Free PMC Article
Investigating appraisal-driven facial expression and inference in emotion communication.
Scherer KR, Dieckmann A, Unfried M, Ellgring H, Mortillaro M
Emotion 2021 Feb;21(1):73-95. Epub 2019 Nov 4 doi: 10.1037/emo0000693. PMID: 31682143
The effects of music therapy on vital signs, feeding, and sleep in premature infants.
Loewy J, Stewart K, Dassler AM, Telsey A, Homel P
Pediatrics 2013 May;131(5):902-18. Epub 2013 Apr 15 doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1367. PMID: 23589814

Clinical prediction guides

Cuteness and the Power of Emotion.
Paz EV, Leis M, Garcia Basalo MJ, Giacchino M, Agosta G
Neurol India 2023 Jul-Aug;71(4):737-741. doi: 10.4103/0028-3886.383846. PMID: 37635507
Analysis and Recognition of Voluntary Facial Expression Mimicry Based on Depressed Patients.
Ye J, Yu Y, Fu G, Zheng Y, Liu Y, Zhu Y, Wang Q
IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 2023 Aug;27(8):3698-3709. Epub 2023 Aug 7 doi: 10.1109/JBHI.2023.3260816. PMID: 37030686
Subjective and objective difficulty of emotional facial expression perception from dynamic stimuli.
Schneider JN, Matyjek M, Weigand A, Dziobek I, Brick TR
PLoS One 2022;17(6):e0269156. Epub 2022 Jun 16 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269156. PMID: 35709093Free PMC Article
The revised FLACC observational pain tool: improved reliability and validity for pain assessment in children with cognitive impairment.
Malviya S, Voepel-Lewis T, Burke C, Merkel S, Tait AR
Paediatr Anaesth 2006 Mar;16(3):258-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2005.01773.x. PMID: 16490089
Assessing pain in critically ill sedated patients by using a behavioral pain scale.
Payen JF, Bru O, Bosson JL, Lagrasta A, Novel E, Deschaux I, Lavagne P, Jacquot C
Crit Care Med 2001 Dec;29(12):2258-63. doi: 10.1097/00003246-200112000-00004. PMID: 11801819

Recent systematic reviews

Mirror neurons and empathy-related regions in psychopathy: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and a working model.
Penagos-Corzo JC, Cosio van-Hasselt M, Escobar D, Vázquez-Roque RA, Flores G
Soc Neurosci 2022 Oct;17(5):462-479. Epub 2022 Oct 4 doi: 10.1080/17470919.2022.2128868. PMID: 36151909
Use of AbobotulinumtoxinA for Cosmetic Treatments in the Neck, and Middle and Lower Areas of the Face: A Systematic Review.
Galadari H, Galadari I, Smit R, Prygova I, Redaelli A
Toxins (Basel) 2021 Feb 22;13(2) doi: 10.3390/toxins13020169. PMID: 33671800Free PMC Article
Laypeople's perceptions of frontal smile esthetics: A systematic review.
Parrini S, Rossini G, Castroflorio T, Fortini A, Deregibus A, Debernardi C
Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2016 Nov;150(5):740-750. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2016.06.022. PMID: 27871700
Facial expression to emotional stimuli in non-psychotic disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Davies H, Wolz I, Leppanen J, Fernandez-Aranda F, Schmidt U, Tchanturia K
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2016 May;64:252-71. Epub 2016 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2016.02.015. PMID: 26915928
Facial exercise therapy for facial palsy: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pereira LM, Obara K, Dias JM, Menacho MO, Lavado EL, Cardoso JR
Clin Rehabil 2011 Jul;25(7):649-58. Epub 2011 Mar 7 doi: 10.1177/0269215510395634. PMID: 21382865

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