Topic · Experimental and Cognitive Psychology · Psychology
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11 papers
Matthew C. Nitschke, Kristen Hawkes, Peter Kim
This study uses agent-based models to explore how a male-biased sex ratio influenced the shift from promiscuity to pair bonding in human evolution.
Journal of Theoretical Biology · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology
This paper models cannibalism as an adaptive strategy subject to ecological and epidemiological constraints, showing it is most viable under extreme resource scarcity and suppressed by cultural taboos due to infection risks.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jun 30, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology
Eugen Wassiliwizky, Brendan P. Zietsch, Karel Kleisner, Fredrik Ullén
The paper presents a cross-cultural meta-analysis showing female faces are consistently rated more attractive than male faces, with gender-specific and cultural influences on attractiveness judgments.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · May 27, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology
Iveta Štolhoferová, Tereza Hladíková, Markéta Janovcová, Šárka Peterková, Daniel Frynta, Eva Landová
Skin resistance responses in 119 non-phobic adults were most frequent and largest for height images; venomous snakes and firearms did not differ in response probability.
PLoS ONE · Mar 18, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology✦ In-depth digest
Meng Liu, Jin Gao, Werner Sommer, Weijun Li
This study investigates automatic change detection of facial and vocal attractiveness using ERPs in 19 female participants, finding differences in neural responses between face and voice conditions.
Brain Sciences · Nov 15, 2025Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Abdel Abdellaoui, Laura W. Wesseldijk, Scott D. Gordon, Joëlle A. Pasman, Dirk J. A. Smit, Renata Androvičová, Nicholas G. Martin, Fredrik Ullén, Miriam Anna Mosing, Brendan P. Zietsch, Karin J. H. Verweij
The paper investigates factors linked to sexlessness in large populations, finding associations with education, lifestyle, personality, and genetic factors.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 16, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine
Danni Chen, Ziqing Yao, Jing Liu, Haiyan Wu, Xiaoqing Hu
This study shows that social conformity affects both explicit ratings and neural representations of facial attractiveness, with stronger effects from in-group influences and tighter social norms.
Communications Biology · Oct 22, 2024Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Tanya B. Horwitz, Jared V. Balbona, Katie N. Paulich, Matthew C. Keller
The paper analyzes partner correlations across 22 traits using meta-analysis and 133 traits in the UK Biobank, finding positive correlations with varying strengths.
Nature Human Behaviour · Aug 31, 2023Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology
The paper shows that genetic maintenance of same-sex sexual behavior has declined due to contraception reducing the reproductive impact of having more sexual partners.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · May 15, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics
Hsin‐I Liao, Makio Kashino, Shinsuke Shimojo A
The paper shows that viewing attractive faces causes transient pupil constriction, suggesting a link between pupil response and facial attractiveness beyond luminance effects.
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience · Nov 9, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience
Bowen Hu, Ning Shen, James J. Li, Hyunseung Kang, Jinkuk Hong, Jason M. Fletcher, Jan Steven Greenberg, Marsha Mailick Seltzer, Qiongshi Lu
This study identifies sex-specific genetic variants associated with facial attractiveness using a genome-wide association approach in 3,928 samples.
PLoS Genetics · Apr 4, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics