Eye gaze is a potent source of social information with direct eye gaze signaling the desire to
approach and averted eye gaze signaling avoidance. In the current work, we proposed that …

Attending where others gaze is one of the most fundamental mechanisms of social
cognition. The present study is the first to examine the impact of the attribution of mind to …

Observing others' gaze is most informative during social encounters between humans: We
can learn about potentially salient objects in the shared environment, infer others' mental …

Gaze direction is known to be an important factor in regulating social interaction. Recent
evidence suggests that direct and averted gaze can signal the sender's motivational …

The perception of direct gaze—that is, of another individual's gaze directed at the observer—
is known to influence a wide range of cognitive processes and behaviors. We present a new …

Ears cannot speak, lips cannot hear, but eyes can both signal and perceive. For human
beings, this dual function makes the eyes a remarkable tool for social interaction. For …

Suppose you are surreptitiously looking at someone, and then when they catch you staring
at them, you immediately turn away. This is a social phenomenon that almost everyone …

Human eyes convey a remarkable variety of complex social and emotional information.
However, it is unknown which physical eye features convey mental states and how that …

The direction of another person's gaze provides us with a strong cue to their intentions and
future actions, and, correspondingly, the human visual system has evolved to extract …

What makes people spontaneously adopt the perspective of others? Previous work
suggested that perspective taking can serve understanding the actions of others. Two …