Exposure to kawaii-ness activates facial expressions related to the salience network: A pilot study
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gray matter volume, kawaii-ness, saliency network, triple networkAbstract
In recent years, kawaii-ness has been attracting attention in relation to facial expressions and cognitive function. In this study, we measured changes in facial expressions related to the triple network due to exposure to kawaii-ness in 19 healthy adults. As a result, there were changes in facial expressions related to the saliency network (SN). On the other hand, there were no changes in facial expressions related to the default mode network and central executive network. This is the first pilot study showing that exposure to kawaii-ness may enrich facial expressions related to the SN.
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