Themis N. Efthimiou
In Preparation
Efthimiou, T.N., Ackerman, R., Wilks, C., Foster, S., Ropar, D., Dodd, M., Sasson, Fletcher-Watson, S., & Crompton, C.J.
Partnered Perspectives: A Study of Interpersonal Communication Dynamics in Dyads with and without Autism.
Expected publication date: August 2025.
Efthimiou, T.N. & Crompton, C.J. Introducing ‘Duet’: An R package for the Analysis of Dyads. Expected publication date: December 2025.
Publications
Baker, J., Ngo, H. V. V., Efthimiou, T. N., Elsenaar, A., Mehu, M., & Korb, S. (2025). Electrical stimulation of smiling muscles reduces visual processing load and enhances happiness perception in neutral faces. Communications Psychology, 3(1), 94. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-025-00281-y
Crompton, C. J., Foster, S. J., Wilks, C. E. H., Dodd, M., Efthimiou, T. N., Ropar, D., Sasson, N. J., Lages, M., & Fletcher-Watson, S. (2025). Information transfer within and between autistic and non-autistic people. Nature Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02163-z
Efthimiou, T. N., Wilks, C. E., Foster, S., Dodd, M., Sasson, N. J., Ropar, D., Lages, M., Fletcher-Watson, S., & Crompton, C. J. (2025). Social motor synchrony and interactive rapport in autistic, non-autistic, and mixed-neurotype dyads. Autism, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613251319585
Baker, J., Efthimiou, T., Gartus, A., Elsenaar, A., Mehu, M., & Korb, S. (2024). Computer-controlled electrical stimulation of facial muscles by facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (fNMES): Hardware and software solutions. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 411, 110266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2024.110266
Efthimiou, T . N., Baker, J., Elsenaar, A., Mehu, M., & Korb, S. (2024). Smiling and frowning induced by facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (fNMES) modulate felt emotion and physiology. Emotion. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001408.
Efthimiou, T . N., Baker, J., Clarke, A., Elsenaar, A., Mehu, M., & Korb, S. (2024). Zygomaticus activation through facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (fNMES) induces happiness perception in ambiguous facial expressions and affects neural correlates of face processing. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 19(1), nsae013. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsae013
Efthimiou, T.N., Hernandez, M.P., Elsenaar, A., Mehu, M. and Korb, S. Application of facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (fNMES) in psychophysiological research: Practical recommendations based on a systematic review of the literature. Behav Res (2023). https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-023-02262-7
Baker, J., Efthimiou, T., Scherer, R., Gartus, A., Elsenaar, A., Mehu, M., & Korb, S. (2023). Measurement of the N170 during facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation (fNMES). Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 109877.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2023.109877
Efthimiou, T.N., Hanel, P.H.P. & Korb, S. Volunteers’ concerns about facial neuromuscular electrical stimulation. BMC Psychol 10, 117 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00827-3