The right way to kiss: directionality bias in head-turning during kissing
Abstract Humans have a bias for turning to the right in a number of settings. Here we document a bias in head-turning to the right in adult humans, as tested in the act of kissing. We investigated head-turning bias in both kiss initiators and kiss recipients for lip kissing, and took into considerat...
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oai:doaj.org-article:4f1e3671f3cb4b12be1c8bc48e655c972021-12-02T16:06:33ZThe right way to kiss: directionality bias in head-turning during kissing10.1038/s41598-017-04942-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/4f1e3671f3cb4b12be1c8bc48e655c972017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04942-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Humans have a bias for turning to the right in a number of settings. Here we document a bias in head-turning to the right in adult humans, as tested in the act of kissing. We investigated head-turning bias in both kiss initiators and kiss recipients for lip kissing, and took into consideration differences due to sex and handedness, in 48 Bangladeshi heterosexual married couples. We report a significant male bias in the initiation of kissing and a significant bias in head-turning to the right in both kiss initiators and kiss recipients, with a tendency among kiss recipients to match their partners’ head-turning direction. These interesting outcomes are explained by the influences of societal learning or cultural norms and the potential neurophysiological underpinnings which together offer novel insights about the mechanisms underlying behavioral laterality in humans.A. K. M. Rezaul KarimMichael J. ProulxAlexandra A. de SousaChhanda KarmakerArifa RahmanFahria KarimNaima NigarNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017) |
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Abstract Humans have a bias for turning to the right in a number of settings. Here we document a bias in head-turning to the right in adult humans, as tested in the act of kissing. We investigated head-turning bias in both kiss initiators and kiss recipients for lip kissing, and took into consideration differences due to sex and handedness, in 48 Bangladeshi heterosexual married couples. We report a significant male bias in the initiation of kissing and a significant bias in head-turning to the right in both kiss initiators and kiss recipients, with a tendency among kiss recipients to match their partners’ head-turning direction. These interesting outcomes are explained by the influences of societal learning or cultural norms and the potential neurophysiological underpinnings which together offer novel insights about the mechanisms underlying behavioral laterality in humans. |
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The right way to kiss: directionality bias in head-turning during kissing |
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