Dynamic facial expressions are processed holistically, but not more holistically than static facial expressions

@article{Tobin2016DynamicFE,
  title={Dynamic facial expressions are processed holistically, but not more holistically than static facial expressions},
  author={Alanna Tobin and Simone Favelle and Romina Palermo},
  journal={Cognition and Emotion},
  year={2016},
  volume={30},
  pages={1208 - 1221},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:34169282}
}
Any advantage in recognising dynamic over static expressions is not likely to stem from enhanced holistic processing, rather motion may emphasise or disambiguate diagnostic featural information.
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