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Facial emotion recognition declines with age, particularly for fear, and is influenced by cognitive function and gaze patterns. Older women outperform older men in recognizing emotions, with some aspects of quality of life correlating with emotion perception.

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  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Age and gender influence the recognition of affective facial expressions.
  • Attentional impairment and differing face exploration patterns contribute to age-related emotional recognition differences.
  • Females generally exhibit superior emotion recognition abilities from infancy, yet lifespan differences between genders remain under-explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of age and gender on facial emotion recognition.
  • To examine the relationship between emotion recognition, neuropsychological functions, and face exploration strategies.
  • To explore the association between emotion recognition and quality of life.

Main Methods:

  • 60 healthy participants were divided into Younger and Older Adult groups.
  • Assessments included emotion recognition (using Pictures of Facial Affects - PoFA and M-PoFA), attention, frontal functioning, memory, and quality of life.
  • Eye-tracking technology recorded participants' eye movements during emotion recognition tasks.

Main Results:

  • Younger adults demonstrated significantly higher fear recognition than older adults, even after adjusting for cognitive function and gaze characteristics.
  • Older females showed better recognition of emotion pairs compared to older males.
  • Negative correlations were found between quality of life dimensions (physical functioning, sleep/feeding/free time) and the recognition of sadness and disgust.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive functioning and face exploration strategies are key factors explaining age and gender differences in emotion recognition.
  • The study offers new perspectives on the mechanisms underlying variations in emotional perception across the lifespan.
  • Understanding these differences is crucial for addressing potential social and emotional challenges associated with aging and gender.