According to a new study, the amygdala encodes responses to the opposite sex in children and teens.
According to researchers, a person's population influences what they consider to be attractive.
When we see a painting, we rate its aesthetic value based upon other artwork we have just seen.
Combining brain activity data with artificial intelligence, researchers generated faces based upon what individuals considered to be attractive features.
A new eye tracking study reveals intoxicated men spend less time examining women's faces compared to their sober counterparts, and spend more time looking at 'sexual' body parts.
A new study reports on the unsuspected speed of progress toward gender equality in mating preferences.
When people are sober, they tend to be more distracted by attractive faces. When they are intoxicated, their attention becomes equally divided by both attractive and unattractive faces.
A new study reports our brains may reward us for looking at pretty faces.
People find potential romantic partners more attractive when they have, what researchers called, a "sexy mindset." They also tend to overestimate their chances of romantic success when aroused. The findings suggest the sexual system prepares the ground for forming relationships by biasing interpersonal perceptions.
Female frogs prefer males whose calls reflect their ability to multitask effectively, a new study suggests.
Kisspeptin, a hormone found in the brain, drives attraction and sexual behavior, researchers report.
Optogenetics and brain imaging techniques allow researchers to identify a small cluster of neurons in the hypothalamus that trigger attraction, a new study reports.
