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(i do insist)
>>Psychology: Reward value of attractiveness and gaze
>>
>>KNUT K. W. KAMPE*, CHRIS D. FRITH†, RAYMOND J. DOLAN† &
>UTA FRITH*
>
>* Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College
>London, 17 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK † Wellcome
>Department of Cognitive Neurology, 12 Queen Square, London
>WC1N 3BG, UK
>
>
>e-mail: k.kampe at ucl.ac.uk
>
>
>Faces are visual objects in our environment that provide
>strong social cues, with the eyes assuming particular
>importance. Here we show that the perceived attractiveness
>of an unfamiliar face increases brain activity in the
>ventral striatum of the viewer when meeting the person's
>eye, and decreases activity when eye gaze is directed away.
>Depending on the direction of gaze, attractiveness can thus
>activate dopaminergic regions that are strongly linked to
>reward prediction, indicating that central reward systems
>may be engaged during the initiation of social interactions.
dive into my eyes.
wellformed.
elegant.
attraktive.
that is what i am.
(the total attraktor)
i do have many faces.
your private perseptsion manager.
(another face)
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