Their eyes met across a crowded dance floor, causing specialized neurons to begin firing in multiple regions of both brains that are tasked with deriving meaning from a social gaze.
May 10, 2022
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Even though our eyes are constantly moving, the brain perceives the external world as stationary—a feat achieved by integrating images acquired by the retina with information about the direction of the gaze. An international ...
Sep 20, 2013
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New research builds upon growing evidence demonstrating the importance of rhesus macaque monkeys (Macaca mulatta) as a model for the core social impairments observed in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Jan 16, 2023
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Among the first and most-documented symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a child's aversion to interaction with others. Specifically, they appear uninterested in social activities and stimuli that would normally ...
Dec 17, 2019
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A new study from the University of Tampere found that eye contact can make people act more honestly. In everyday life, we often find ourselves in situations where we suspect that someone is being untruthful, whether it is ...
Nov 12, 2018
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We spend a lot of time looking at the eyes of others for social cues – it helps us understand a person's emotions, and make decisions about how to respond to them. We also know that adults avoid eye contact when anxious. ...
Aug 17, 2017
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Do we tend to centre our Instagram selfies on our left eye?
Sep 10, 2019
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Shifting the emphasis from gaze to hand, a study by Indiana University cognitive scientists provides compelling evidence for a new and possibly dominant way for social partners—in this case, 1-year-olds and their parents—to ...
Nov 13, 2013
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Koraly Perez-Edgar, a researcher in Penn State's Department of Psychology, takes a remote-operated toy spider from a tall bookcase in her office, turns it on and places it on the linoleum floor. It's gangly, about the size ...
Mar 3, 2015
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People on the autism spectrum often struggle to interpret facial cues, partially because they are unable to recognize how eye gaze direction is used to predict the actions and intentions of others. This can have huge implications ...
Oct 26, 2021
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