Warning: The NCBI web site requires JavaScript to function. more...
Generate a file for use with external citation management software.
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, 17 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK. k.kampe@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.
Your browsing activity is empty.
Activity recording is turned off.
Turn recording back on