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Tag: Psychology / Psychiatry
Researchers detect love and lust through eye movements
Whether a person focuses their gaze at a stranger’s face or body could reveal whether he or she is either romantically or sexually attracted to the other person, say researchers.
Why do our eyes widen in fear and narrow in disgust?
Think about the last time you were home alone and you heard a loud, unexpected noise. Chances are, your eyes widened as you listened for more information. In a new paper, researchers have detailed why this happens, as well as why our eyes narrow when s…
Sjögren’s syndrome may not impede function, despite burden
People living with Sjögren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disorder characterized by dry eyes and dry mouth, appear to function at a level comparable to their healthier peers, according to a cross-sectional study published online in advance of print in Clinical Rheumatology.
How and when the auditory system registers complex auditory-visual synchrony
Imagine the brain’s delight when experiencing the sounds of Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” while simultaneously taking in a light show produced by a visualizer. A new Northwestern University study did much more than that…