The face behind the mask: The future of interpersonal interaction

Istvan Molnar-Szakacs; Lucina Q Uddin; Mary Beth Heffernan

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2021.05.030

The face behind the mask: The future of interpersonal interaction

Neuron. 2021 Jun 16;109(12):1918-1920. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2021.05.030.

Authors

Istvan Molnar-Szakacs¹, Lucina Q Uddin², Mary Beth Heffernan³

Affiliations

¹ Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, ON K1A 0W9, Canada. Electronic address: imolnar@ucla.edu.
² University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA.
³ Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041, USA. Electronic address: heffernan@oxy.edu.

Abstract

Worldwide use of face masks as personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed interpersonal interactions in myriad ways, likely permanently. Creative strategies like the PPE Portrait Project serve to mitigate social disconnection resulting from facial feature obstruction.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / prevention & control
COVID-19 / psychology*
Expressed Emotion / physiology
Facial Expression*
Forecasting
Humans
Interpersonal Relations*
Masks / trends*
Personal Protective Equipment / trends