Lazy loaded imageEmotional Contagion Characteristics and Relationship with cognition levels in the elderly

This paper aimed to explore the characteristics of emotional contagion in the elderly and its relationship with cognitive level by comparing facial muscle activity and subjective emotion scores between elderly and young participants (Experiment 1) as well as between elderly with mild cognitive impairment and healthy elderly (Experiment 2), finding that the elderly exhibited stronger contagion of happy emotions and that cognitive decline increased susceptibility to sad emotions.
Emotional Contagion Characteristics and Relationship with cognition levels in the elderly