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  • Social Neuroscience
  • Visual Perception

Background:

  • Eye contact is crucial for social cognition and communication.
  • Previous research focused on familiarity's impact on face scanning, neglecting facial similarity.
  • Understanding gaze behavior is key to deciphering social interaction cues.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effect of facial similarity on gaze behavior.
  • To examine how similarity to the self-face influences where individuals direct their gaze.
  • To differentiate the effects of facial similarity from familiarity on visual attention.

Main Methods:

  • Participants viewed morphed faces systematically varying in similarity to their own.
  • Eye-tracking technology recorded participants' gaze patterns.
  • A separate rating task assessed perceived similarity to the self-face.

Main Results:

  • A general preference for viewing the eye region was observed.
  • Lower similarity to the self-face correlated with increased fixations on the eyes.
  • Processing speed varied, with self-faces rated fastest, followed by familiar faces, and then morphed faces.

Conclusions:

  • Facial similarity, particularly to the self-face, significantly shapes gaze behavior.
  • The degree of similarity to one's own face influences attention to the eyes, independent of familiarity.
  • These findings underscore the role of self-referential processing in social perception and eye contact dynamics.