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Embodying emotion.

Paula M Niedenthal1

  • 1Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and University of Clermont-Ferrand, France. niedenthal@wisc.edu

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|May 19, 2007
PubMed
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Embodied cognition research shows that physically reexperiencing emotions (embodiment) influences emotional information processing. Matching bodily expressions with language tone aids communication, supporting the idea that shared emotional states create social connection.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Theories of embodied cognition propose that perception and thought involve reexperiencing bodily states.
  • Emotions may be processed through perceptual, somatovisceral, and motoric reexperiencing, termed embodiment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the causal role of emotion embodiment in information processing.
  • To examine how bodily expression congruence affects emotional communication.

Main Methods:

  • Inducing specific emotional states in participants through facial expression and posture manipulations in a laboratory setting.
  • Assessing the impact of induced embodiment on the processing of emotional language.

Main Results:

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  • Embodiment causally influences emotional information processing.
  • Congruence between bodily emotional expression and language tone facilitates communication comprehension.
  • Incongruence between bodily expression and language tone impairs communication.

Conclusions:

  • Embodied cognition provides a framework for understanding how bodily states shape emotional processing.
  • Emotional embodiment plays a significant role in the effectiveness of social communication.
  • Experimental findings support the notion that shared emotional experiences enhance interpersonal understanding.