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 …

Highlights•Gaze stimuli are effective in modulating attention and perception in human
observers.•People use gaze to acquire information about others, but also use it to …

This study investigated whether eye contact perception differs in people with different
cultural backgrounds. Finnish (European) and Japanese (East Asian) participants were …

Clinical observations suggest abnormal gaze perception to be an important indicator of
social anxiety disorder (SAD). Experimental research has yet paid relatively little attention to …

Nonverbal communication is paramount in daily life, as well as in populated virtual reality
(VR) environments. In this paper, we focused on gaze behaviour, which is key to initiate and …

Eye contact is an indispensable social signal, yet for some individuals it is also a source of
discomfort they fear and avoid. However, it is still unknown whether gaze anxiety actually …

Background Abnormal eye gaze perception is related to symptoms and social functioning in
schizophrenia. However, little is known about the brain network mechanisms underlying …

Previous research has shown that after adapting to a thin body, healthy participants (HP)
perceive pictures of their own bodies as being fatter and vice versa. This aftereffect might …

The fear of being scrutinised is a core feature of social anxiety disorder and socially anxious
individuals overestimate being 'looked at'. A recent development in the vision sciences is a …

Cognitive models propose that both, negative interpretations of ambiguous social situations
and ruminative thoughts about social events contribute to the maintenance of social anxiety …