The appraisal of trustworthiness from facial appearance of a stranger is critical for successful
social interaction. Although self-resemblance is considered a significant factor affecting the …

Prevailing studies on romantic relationships often emphasize facial symmetry as a factor in
partner selection and marital satisfaction. This study aims to explore the inverse of this …

Similarity between faces in portraiture is incredibly informative for art historical questions
involving the sitter's identity, as well for setting a painting in its historical context to …

People prefer to form relationships with people like themselves—a tendency that extends
even to facial appearance, resulting in groups whose members look alike. Here, we …

Emerging infectious diseases have posed growing medical, social and economic threats to
humanity. The biological background of pathogen spillover or host switch, however, still has …

Many studies have investigated whether facial averageness, masculinity, and similarity are
associated with facial attractiveness. These studies have relied on ratings of images of real …

Self-resemblance refers to couples with similar characteristics, also known as homogamy or
positive assortative mating. Previous studies have indicated that heterosexual men and …

Twenty-four scientists met for the annual Auxological conference held at Krobielowice
castle, Poland, to discuss the diverse influences of the environment and of social behavior …

Many often say that people resemble their pets or that the faces of manga characters and
Buddha statues resemble those of their artists. Previous studies demonstrated that …

In this chapter we review some of the multifarious roles of synchrony in mating psychology.
We describe how synchronous dynamics contribute to the coherence of nervous systems; …