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IMAGE: Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia showed that children aged from 3 to 5 years old are able to understand the emotions hidden under facemasks on just 40% of occasions. view more
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Genova (Italy) 10 June, 2021 - The U-Vip (Unit for Visually Impaired People) research team led by Monica Gori at the IIT- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) has recently published a study which shows for the first time how children aged from 3 to 5 years old have problems in recognising the emotions of people wearing surgical masks. This collateral effect of the preventive measures linked to the Covid-19 health emergency could influence the correct development of children s capabilities of social interaction. The research paper has been published in
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