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A direct gaze enhances face perception
Aug 13, 2008 |
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Gaze direction is significant for the processing of visual information from the human face. Researchers in an Academy of Finland funded research project have discovered that the visual system of the brain processes another ...
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Birds can tell if you are watching them -- because they are watching you
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Apr 30, 2008 |
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In humans, the eyes are said to be the ‘window to the soul’, conveying much about a person’s emotions and intentions. New research demonstrates for the first time that birds also respond to a human’s gaze.
Why does the world appear stable while our eyes move?
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Feb 15, 2008 |
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Whenever we shift our gaze, attention is directed to a new target. This shift in attention causes a brief compression of visual space, according to a study published February 15 in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Bi ...
A frown or a smile? Children with autism can't discern
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 05, 2007 |
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When we have a conversation with someone, we not only hear what they say, we see what they say. Eyes can smolder or twinkle. Gazes can be direct or shifty. “Reading” these facial expressions gives context and meaning to the ...
Direct gaze makes you more attractive
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 07, 2007 |
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Looking directly at someone makes you more attractive to them according to research published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, today (Wednesday 7 November, 2007).
It takes nerves for flies to keep a level head
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Jul 22, 2008 |
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The nerve connections that keep a fly's gaze stable during complex aerial manoeuvres, enabling it to respond quickly to obstacles in its flight path, are revealed in new detail in research published today ...
Babies see it coming
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Sep 24, 2009 |
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Do infants only start to crawl once they are physically able to see danger coming? Or is it that because they are more mobile, they develop the ability to sense looming danger? According to Ruud van der Weel and Audrey van ...
Sound adds speed to visual perception
Aug 12, 2008 |
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The traditional view of individual brain areas involved in perception of different sensory stimuli—i.e., one brain region involved in hearing and another involved in seeing—has been thrown into doubt in recent years. A new ...
Why England's soccer team keeps losing on penalties
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Dec 11, 2009 |
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A new study may explain why the England soccer team keeps losing in penalty shootouts - and could help the team address the problem in time for the World Cup 2010. Research by the University of Exeter shows ...
Interactive digital art show opens in London
Dec 09, 2009 |
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The creative side of information technology went on display in London this week, in an arresting new interactive show including glowing reeds and a blinking mechanical eye.
Researcher finds that women are speaking up
Aug 01, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There's a whole industry of books and seminars that hinge on the premise that women somehow need to be "fixed" when it comes to communication and must change the way they talk and behave to advance their ...
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