Seeing the interactions between other people is a critical part of our everyday visual
experience, but recognizing the social interactions of others is often considered outside the …

The world contains not only objects and features (red apples, glass bowls, wooden tables),
but also relations holding between them (apples contained in bowls, bowls supported by …

Recent theoretical work has argued that in addition to the classical ventral (what) and dorsal
(where/how) visual streams, there is a third visual stream on the lateral surface of the brain …

Humans have evolved the sophisticated ability to extract social relations embedded in
interactive entities. One typical demonstration is a social chunking phenomenon wherein the …

Since the seminal work of Heider and Simmel, and Michotte's research, many studies have
shown that, under appropriate conditions, displays of simple geometric shapes elicit rich and …

Social interaction requires fast and efficient processing of another person's intentions. In
face-to-face interactions, aversive or appetitive actions typically co-occur with emotional …

The interplay between space and cognition is a crucial issue in Neuroscience leading to the
development of multiple research fields. However, the relationship between architectural …

In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in perception, evaluation, and memory for
social interactions from a third-person perspective. One intriguing finding is a spatial …

Whether in performing arts, sporting, or everyday contexts, when we watch others move, we
tend to enjoy bodies moving in synchrony. Our enjoyment of body movements is further …

Numerous lines of research suggest that communicative dyadic actions elicit preferential
processing and more accurate detection compared to similar but individual actions …