The Neuroscience of Being Human
The Neuroscience of Attraction
The neuroscience of first impressions, facial symmetry, vocal pitch, scent, and what the brain is actually computing when it decides someone is attractive
1,352-word article with 8 Harvard references.
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Attraction happens fast. Faster than thought. The brain makes judgements about the attractiveness of a face within 13 milliseconds, before the image has reached conscious awareness. These judgements are not random. They are the output of computational processes that evaluate facial symmetry, averageness, sexual dimorphism, vocal quality, body odour compatibility, and a constellation of cues that signal genetic fitness, health, and reproductive potential. This fully referenced article explores what the brain is actually doing when someone catches your eye, and why the experience feels involuntary.
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