Presentation 2021-02-18
Examination of changes in facial skin blood flow associated with potential emotional processing
Naoki Ishikawa, Masato Asahina, Satoshi Umeda,
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Abstract(in English) We examined the dynamics of facial skin blood flow (SkBF) during and after the processing of emotional stimuli accompanied by blushing. Thirty participants observed five seconds stimuli that combined three facial expressions (neutral, angry, embarrassed) and two-color changes (blushing or no blushing). Results showed that facial SkBF generally decreased regardless of stimulus types and decreased especially during processing angry expressions with blushing compared to neutral expressions with blushing and angry expressions without blushing. During five seconds after stimulus processing, facial SkBF increased compared with during five seconds of stimulus processing; however, SkBF did not exceed baseline in angry expressions with blushing. Participants did not aware of the blushing of stimuli. These results show the changes in facial SkBF during potential emotional processing, and facial SkBF dynamics after emotional processing supports the cooling theory in facial SkBF.
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Keyword(in English) Facial Skin Blood Flow / Emotion Processing / Anger / Cooling Theory
Paper # HIP2020-79
Date of Issue 2021-02-11 (HIP)

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Committee HIP / VRSJ
Conference Date 2021/2/18(2days)
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Chair Shuichi Sakamoto(Tohoku Univ.)
Vice Chair Yuji Wada(Ritsumeikan Univ.) / Sachiko Kiyokawa(Nagoya Univ.)
Secretary Yuji Wada(NICT) / Sachiko Kiyokawa(NTT) / (NICT)
Assistant Hidetoshi Kanaya(Ritsumeikan Univ.) / Yuki Yamada(Kyushu Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Human Information Processing / The Virtual Reality Society of Japan
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Examination of changes in facial skin blood flow associated with potential emotional processing
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Facial Skin Blood Flow
Keyword(2) Emotion Processing
Keyword(3) Anger
Keyword(4) Cooling Theory
1st Author's Name Naoki Ishikawa
1st Author's Affiliation Keio University(Keio Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Masato Asahina
2nd Author's Affiliation Neurology Clinic Tsudanuma(Neurology Clinic Tsudanuma)
3rd Author's Name Satoshi Umeda
3rd Author's Affiliation Keio University(Keio Univ.)
Date 2021-02-18
Paper # HIP2020-79
Volume (vol) vol.120
Number (no) HIP-375
Page pp.pp.34-39(HIP),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2021-02-11 (HIP)