Outputs (4)

Preferences for symmetry in faces change across the menstrual cycle (2007)
Journal Article
Little, A., Jones, B., Burt, D., & Perrett, D. (2007). Preferences for symmetry in faces change across the menstrual cycle. Biological Psychology, 76, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2007.08.003

Symmetry in human male faces may be a cue to heritable fitness benefits and is found attractive. Preferences for facial masculinity, another proposed marker of genetic quality, have been found to vary in ways that may maximise evolutionary relevant b... Read More about Preferences for symmetry in faces change across the menstrual cycle.

Q-cgi: new techniques to assess variation in perception applied to facial attractiveness (2007)
Journal Article
Burt, D., Kentridge, R., Good, J., Perrett, D., Tiddeman, B., & Boothroyd, L. (2007). Q-cgi: new techniques to assess variation in perception applied to facial attractiveness. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 274(1627), 2779-2784. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2007.1037

We present novel methods for assessing variation in the perception of subjective cues based on a fusion of Q-methodology with computer graphics techniques. Participants first Q-sort face stimuli based upon a subjective quality; a randomization-based... Read More about Q-cgi: new techniques to assess variation in perception applied to facial attractiveness.

Partner characteristics associated with masculinity, health and maturity in male faces (2007)
Journal Article
Boothroyd, L., Jones, B., Burt, D., & Perrett, D. (2007). Partner characteristics associated with masculinity, health and maturity in male faces. Personality and Individual Differences, 43(5), 1161-1173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2007.03.008

This research investigated the partner characteristics that are attributed to male facial masculinity, and how these characteristics compare to those attributed to increased age or health in faces. We found that masculinity is perceived as reflecting... Read More about Partner characteristics associated with masculinity, health and maturity in male faces.

Evolution of Neurologic Features in Williams Syndrome (2007)
Journal Article
Gagliardi, C., Martelli, S., Burt, D. M., & Borgatti, R. (2007). Evolution of Neurologic Features in Williams Syndrome. Pediatric Neurology, 36(5), 301-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.01.001

As a part of a large multidisciplinary clinical and research follow-up study, 47 Williams syndrome patients underwent detailed neurologic testing. Because previous studies have documented the absence of major neurologic signs in Williams syndrome, th... Read More about Evolution of Neurologic Features in Williams Syndrome.