“…In fact, a large number of authors have reported that people with a lower ability to perceive emotional expression in faces (Brewer et al, 2015;Cook, Brewer, Shah, & Bird, 2013;Grynberg et al, 2012;Jongen et al, 2014;Parker, Taylor, & Bagby, 1993;Prkachin, Casey, & Prkachin, 2009;van der Velde et al, 2015) and voices (Heaton et al, 2012) tend to display higher levels of alexithymia. Other studies found little or no association between alexithymia and emotional perception (Gerhards, 1998;Kessler et al, 2006;Miguel et al, 2010;Zuanazzi, Ricci, & Miguel, 2015). Furthermore, some authors have suggested that alexithymia might be associated with poor empathy skills (e.g., Guttman & Laporte, 2002;Jonason & Krause, 2013;Moriguchi et al, 2007;Silani et al, 2008;Swart, Kortekaas, & Aleman, 2009), though additional research on this topic would be beneficial.…”