Reading the mind in the nose
Humans infer mental states and traits from faces and their expressions. Previous research focused on the role of eyes and mouths in this process, even though most observers fixate somewhere in between. Here, we report that ratings of the nose region are surprisingly consistent with those for the ful...
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| author | Maximilian Davide Broda Benjamin de Haas |
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| description | Humans infer mental states and traits from faces and their expressions. Previous research focused on the role of eyes and mouths in this process, even though most observers fixate somewhere in between. Here, we report that ratings of the nose region are surprisingly consistent with those for the full face and even with subjective feelings of the nose bearer. We propose the nose as central to faces and their perception. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-899eb26ab73d4c11ab587f4274c4001f2023-03-27T02:03:27ZengSAGE Publishingi-Perception2041-66952023-03-011410.1177/20416695231163449Reading the mind in the noseMaximilian Davide Broda0Benjamin de Haas1 Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg and Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior (CMBB), University of Marburg and Justus Liebig University Giessen, GermanyHumans infer mental states and traits from faces and their expressions. Previous research focused on the role of eyes and mouths in this process, even though most observers fixate somewhere in between. Here, we report that ratings of the nose region are surprisingly consistent with those for the full face and even with subjective feelings of the nose bearer. We propose the nose as central to faces and their perception.https://doi.org/10.1177/20416695231163449 |
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