Bücher der Reihe Series in Affective Science

Presents the study of facial expression. This book addresses topics and questions such as the dynamic and morphological differences between voluntary and involuntary expressions, the relationship between what people show on their faces and what they say they feel. It also presents the research on automating facial measurement.

This text on the fundamental brain sources of human and animal feelings summarizes information about the sub cortical operating systems that organize the fundamental emotional tendencies of all mammals. Throughout, the psychiatric implications of this type of knowledge are also addressed.

A growing body of literature on humans and animals documents the link between social integration and affiliative relationships and a variety of health and disease outcomes. This volume gathers lines of inquiry to advance the understanding of how emotion in social relationships influences health.