Emotion identification and aging: Behavioral and neural age-related changes

Emotion identification is a key element of nonverbal communication, with emotions often expressed through changes in facial expression, eye contact, body posture and movement. Across the life span, accurate identification of emotional expressions is essential for successful interpersonal functioning (Carstensen et al., 1997). Inferring the emotions that others are experiencing is an important feature in avoiding conflict and providing social support. Furthermore, intact emotion identification skills are essential to regulate behavior.

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