Impressions from faces are made remarkably quickly and they can underpin behaviour in a
wide variety of social contexts. Over the last decade many studies have sought to trace the …

On encountering a stranger, we spontaneously attribute to them character traits (eg,
trustworthiness, intelligence) based on their facial appearance. Participants can base …

Using natural scenes is an approach to studying the visual and eye movement systems
approximating how these systems function in everyday life. This review examines the results …

Aspects of personality in nonhuman primates have been linked to health, social
relationships, and life history outcomes. In humans as well as nonhuman primates, facial …

Close human-wildlife interactions are rapidly growing, particularly due to wildlife tourism
popularity. Using both laboratory and ecological observation studies we explored potential …

Humans beings decide to trust others selectively, often based on the appearance of a face.
But how do observers deal with the wide variety of facial morphologies and, in particular …

How people vote often defies rational explanation. Physical traits sometimes sway voters
more than policies do–but why? Here we show that rhesus macaques, who have no …

When looking at others, primates primarily focus on the face–detecting the face first and
looking at it longer than other parts of the body. This is because primate faces, even without …

People often assess other people's personality traits merely based on their emotional
expression or the physical features of their faces. In this paper we review the evidence of …

Humans make rapid decisions of trustworthiness based on facial appearance. Williams
Syndrome (WS) is a genetic disorder associated with hypersociability toward strangers …