Attractive and healthy-looking male faces do not show higher immunoreactivity

Ž Pátková, D Schwambergová, J Třebická Fialová… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Previous research has indicated that facial attractiveness may provide cues to the
functioning of the immune system. Mating with individuals who have a more effective …

[HTML][HTML] Degraded Visibility Body-Specifically Affects Mental Rotation

Z Rotach, C Beazley, S Ionta - Behavioral Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The way we perceive our own body is shaped by our perception. Changes in sensory input,
such as visual degradation, can lead to visual-to-motor shifts in the reference frame used to …

The 4D space-time dimensions of facial perception

AL Burt, DP Crewther - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Facial information is a powerful channel for human-to-human communication.
Characteristically, faces can be defined as biological objects that are four-dimensional (4D) …

Facial attractiveness and preference of sexual dimorphism: A comparison across five populations

V Fiala, V Třebický, F Pazhoohi… - Evolutionary human …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Despite intensive research, evolutionary psychology has not yet reached a consensus
regarding the association between sexual dimorphism and attractiveness. This study …

Predictors of fighting ability inferences based on faces

V Třebický, J Fialová, D Stella, K Coufalová… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Facial perception plays a key role in various social interactions, including formidability
assessments. People make relatively accurate inferences about men's physical strength …

Immunoactivation affects perceived body odor and facial but not vocal attractiveness

D Schwambergová, Ž Pátková… - Evolutionary …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Several previous studies have shown that in mammals, the health status of conspecifics can
be assessed based on perceptual cues. Olfactory, visual, or acoustic cues may lead to …

[HTML][HTML] Social touch somatotopically affects mental body representations

VR Martinez, Y Giovanola, S Ionta - Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
In pre-Covid days, many daily actions such as hand shaking or cheek kissing implied
physical contact between our body and that of other people. With respect to touching an …

Influence of facial components in class III malocclusion esthetic perception of orthodontists, patients, and laypersons

R Fastuca, T Beccarini, O Rossi, PA Zecca… - Journal of Orofacial …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of different facial
components (face length, lip volume, nose size, and cheekbone contour) on the perception …

Possible differences in visual attention to faces in the context of mate choice and competition

Ž Pátková, D Grygarová, P Adámek, JT Fialová… - 2023 - osf.io
Existing research indicates that the shape of various facial regions is linked to perceived
attractiveness and perceived formidability. Interestingly, there is little evidence showing that …

Even small differences in attractiveness and formidability affect the probability and speed of selection: An online study and an offline replication

V Třebický, P Tureček, JT Fialová, Ž Pátková… - Evolution and Human …, 2024 - Elsevier
Facial and bodily features represent salient visual stimuli upon which people spontaneously
attribute various fitness-relevant characteristics such as attractiveness or formidability. While …