Face-derived information on trustworthiness and attractiveness crucially influences social
interaction. It is, however, unclear to what degree the functional neuroanatomy of these …

Conforming to the majority can be seen as a heuristic type of judgment, as it allows the
individual to easily choose the most accurate or most socially acceptable type of behavior …

Social influence is omnipresent, explicitly and implicitly influencing people's preferences
and behaviors. Recently, neuroscientists have begun to contribute to our understanding of …

Judgments of facial attractiveness play an important role in social interactions. However, it
still remains unclear why these judgments are malleable. The present study aimed to …

We often change our decisions and judgments to conform with normative group behavior.
However, the neural mechanisms of social conformity remain unclear. Here we show, using …

Theories of social perception posit that the perception of social traits from faces, such as
trustworthiness and dominance, are overgeneralizations of emotions (eg, Montepare & …

Aligning behavior in favor of group norms, ie, social conformity, can help to successfully
adapt to uncertain environments and may result in social approval. This may lead to …

The dominant theory of facial attractiveness judgments is that they evolved to identify healthy
individuals with strong immune systems. Here, we summarize results of recent tests of this …

Associations linking a fearful experience to a member of a social group other than one's own
(out-group) are more resistant to change than corresponding associations to a member of …

Humans spontaneously mimic facial expressions. Facial mimicry is not a mere motor copy
but reflects social context in service of social goals like facilitating affiliation. The study of …