Binocular Symmetry/Asymmetry of Scleral Redness as a Cue for Sadness, Healthiness, and Attractiveness in Humans

Among primates, only humans have the white sclerae that provide the ground necessary to display their own color and that of the overlying conjunctiva. Scleral color, primarily redness, provides cues of socially and biologically significant information about an individual. The present study examines...

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Main Authors: Robert R. Provine, Marcello O. Cabrera, Jessica Nave-Blodgett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-10-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491301100411