Abstract
Humans have a bias for turning to the right in a number of settings. Here we document a bias in head-turning to the right in adult humans, as tested in the act of kissing. We investigated head-turning bias in both kiss initiators and kiss recipients for lip kissing, and took into consideration differences due to sex and handedness, in 48 Bangladeshi heterosexual married couples. We report a significant male bias in the initiation of kissing and a significant bias in head-turning to the right in both kiss initiators and kiss recipients, with a tendency among kiss recipients to match their partners' head-turning direction. These interesting outcomes are explained by the influences of societal learning or cultural norms and the potential neurophysiological underpinnings which together offer novel insights about the mechanisms underlying behavioral laterality in humans.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 5398 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-11 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Volume | 7 |
Early online date | 14 Jul 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Jul 2017 |
Keywords
- Journal Article
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Michael Proulx
- Department of Psychology - Professor
- REal and Virtual Environments Augmentation Labs (REVEAL)
- UKRI CDT in Accountable, Responsible and Transparent AI
- Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research & Applications
- Bath Institute for the Augmented Human
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