Walk this way? Masculine motion seems to come at you, while females walk away

Walk this way? Masculine motion seems to come at you, while females walk away

You can tell a lot about people from the way they move alone: their gender, age, and even their mood, earlier studies have shown. Now, researchers reporting in the September 9th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, have found that observers perceive masculine motion as coming toward them, while a characteristically feminine walk looks like it's headed the other way.

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<a href="http://www.physorg.com/news140093505.html">Walk this way? Masculine motion seems to come at you, while females walk away</a> You can tell a lot about people from the way they move alone: their gender, age, and even their mood, earlier studies have shown. Now, researchers reporting in the September 9th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, have found that observers perceive masculine motion as coming toward them, while a characteristically feminine walk looks like it's headed the other way.