Human brain activity reflecting facial attractiveness from skin reflection

Abstract Facial attraction has a great influence on our daily social interactions. Previous studies have mainly focused on the attraction from facial shape and expression. We recently found that faces with radiant skin appear to be more attractive than those with oily-shiny or matte skin. In the pre...

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Autores principales:	Yuichi Sakano, Atsushi Wada, Hanako Ikeda, Yuriko Saheki, Keiko Tagai, Hiroshi Ando
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f15bb4da55964226b1116815fb52eaeb2021-12-02T11:02:22ZHuman brain activity reflecting facial attractiveness from skin reflection10.1038/s41598-021-82601-w2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/f15bb4da55964226b1116815fb52eaeb2021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-82601-whttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Facial attraction has a great influence on our daily social interactions. Previous studies have mainly focused on the attraction from facial shape and expression. We recently found that faces with radiant skin appear to be more attractive than those with oily-shiny or matte skin. In the present study, we conducted functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and psychological experiments to determine the human brain activity that reflects facial attractiveness modulated by these skin reflection types. In the fMRI experiment, female subjects were shown successive images of unfamiliar female faces with matte, oily-shiny, or radiant skin. The subjects compared each face with the immediately preceding face in terms of attractiveness, age, and skin reflection, all based on the skin. The medial part of the orbitofrontal cortex (mOFC) was significantly more active when comparing attractiveness than when comparing skin reflection, suggesting that the mOFC is involved in processing facial attractiveness from skin reflection. In the psychological experiment, attractiveness rating was highest for radiant skin, followed by oily-shiny, and then matte skin. Comparison of the results of these experiments showed that mOFC activation level increased with attractiveness rating. These results suggest that the activation level of the mOFC reflects facial attractiveness from skin reflection.Yuichi SakanoAtsushi WadaHanako IkedaYuriko SahekiKeiko TagaiHiroshi AndoNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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description	Abstract Facial attraction has a great influence on our daily social interactions. Previous studies have mainly focused on the attraction from facial shape and expression. We recently found that faces with radiant skin appear to be more attractive than those with oily-shiny or matte skin. In the present study, we conducted functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and psychological experiments to determine the human brain activity that reflects facial attractiveness modulated by these skin reflection types. In the fMRI experiment, female subjects were shown successive images of unfamiliar female faces with matte, oily-shiny, or radiant skin. The subjects compared each face with the immediately preceding face in terms of attractiveness, age, and skin reflection, all based on the skin. The medial part of the orbitofrontal cortex (mOFC) was significantly more active when comparing attractiveness than when comparing skin reflection, suggesting that the mOFC is involved in processing facial attractiveness from skin reflection. In the psychological experiment, attractiveness rating was highest for radiant skin, followed by oily-shiny, and then matte skin. Comparison of the results of these experiments showed that mOFC activation level increased with attractiveness rating. These results suggest that the activation level of the mOFC reflects facial attractiveness from skin reflection.
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title	Human brain activity reflecting facial attractiveness from skin reflection
title_short	Human brain activity reflecting facial attractiveness from skin reflection
title_full	Human brain activity reflecting facial attractiveness from skin reflection
title_fullStr	Human brain activity reflecting facial attractiveness from skin reflection
title_full_unstemmed	Human brain activity reflecting facial attractiveness from skin reflection
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publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f15bb4da55964226b1116815fb52eaeb
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Human brain activity reflecting facial attractiveness from skin reflection

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