Comparing the neural correlates of socio-cognitive skills across species provides insights
into the evolution of the social brain and has revealed face-and body-sensitive regions in the …

Social neuroscience is unveiling how the brain coordinates the construal of social
categories and the generation of intergroup biases from facial perception. Recent evidence …

Fear responses to novel stimuli can be learned directly, through personal experiences (Fear
Conditioning, FC), or indirectly, by observing conspecific reactions to a stimulus (Social Fear …

Personal space (PS), the flexible protective zone maintained around oneself, is a key
element of everyday social interactions. It, eg, affects people's interpersonal distance and is …

Physical exercise (PE) is associated with cognitive changes and brain function. However, it
is required to clarify the effect of PE in different intensities, population groups conditions and …

Affective states are expressed in an individual's physical appearance, ranging from facial
expressions and body postures, to indicators of physiological arousal (eg, a blush) …

Computer-generated (CG) faces are an important visual interface for human-computer
interaction in social contexts. Here we investigated whether the human brain processes …

Emotion perception interacts with how we think and speak, including our concept of
emotions. Body expression is an important way of emotion communication, but it is unknown …

Using motion capture to enhance the realism of social interaction in virtual reality (VR) is
growing in popularity. However, the impact of different levels of avatar expressiveness on …

The perception of other people is instrumental in guiding social interactions. For example,
the appearance of the human body cues a wide range of inferences regarding sex, age …