A5068209370- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Face Recognition and Perception
- Face recognition and analysis
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Aesthetic Perception and Analysis
- Fashion and Cultural Textiles
- Color perception and design
- Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Sleep and related disorders
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Skin Protection and Aging
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Scientific Computing and Data Management
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior
- Media, Gender, and Advertising
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Action Observation and Synchronization
- Neural dynamics and brain function
Swansea University
2016-2025
Lycoming College
2025
Health & Life (Taiwan)
2025
Association for Language Learning
2021
University of Strathclyde
2020
Universities UK
2020
University of Copenhagen
2020
Rush University
2020
Sleep Research Society
2020
Gettysburg College
2015-2019
Abstract Although monosynaptic bulbospinal projections to phrenic motoneurons have been extensively described, little is known about the organization of premotor neurons in adult rat spinal cord. Because interneurons may play an important role normal breathing and recovery following cord injury, present study has used anterograde transneuronal retrograde tracing their distribution synaptic relations. Exclusive unilateral, first‐order labeling motoneuron pool with pseudorabies virus...
The factors influencing human female facial attractiveness—symmetry, averageness, and sexual dimorphism—have been extensively studied. However, recent studies, using improved methodologies, have called into question their evolutionary utility links with life history. current studies use a range of approaches to quantify how important these actually are in perceiving attractiveness, through the novel statistical analyses by addressing methodological weaknesses literature. Study One examines...
Background Neighbourhood-level social determinants of health (‘SDOHs’) have been linked to negative outcomes which may include elevated risk firearm-related injury. This study investigates whether certain SDOHs, including average drive time trauma hospitals, are associated with increased violence and death. Methods We execute a cross-sectional examination pooled firearm incidents (2018–2023) the relationship neighbourhood-level SDOHs across state South Carolina using binomial count...
The other ethnicity effect (OEE) refers to the common finding that individuals generally perform better in recognizing faces from their own than others. Wan et al. (2017) identified a subset of with marked difficulty faces, termed blindness (OEB). This study further examines prevalence OEB two large samples Asian and Caucasian participants, using three analytical approaches assess face recognition across different ethnic categories. first method, based on Wan's percentile-rank approach,...
Facial width-to-height ratio has received a great deal of attention in recent research. Evidence from human skulls suggests that males have larger relative facial width than females, and this sexual dimorphism is an honest signal masculinity, aggression, related traits. However, evidence measure sexually dimorphic faces, rather skulls, surprisingly weak. We therefore investigated three White European samples using different methods measurement: 2D photographs, 3D scans, anthropometry. By...
To what extent does information in a person's face predict their likely behavior? There is increasing evidence for association between relatively neutral, static facial appearance and personality traits. By using composite images rendered from three dimensional (3D) scans of women scoring high low on health dimensions, we aimed to examine the separate contributions shape, skin texture viewing angle detection these traits, while controlling crucial posture variables. After such cues,...
The use of cosmetics by women seems to consistently increase their attractiveness. What factors attractiveness do alter achieve this? Facial contrast is a known cue sexual dimorphism and youth, exaggerate dimorphisms in facial contrast. Here, we demonstrate that the luminance pattern eyes eyebrows sexually dimorphic across large sample faces, with females possessing lower brow contrasts than males, greater eye males. Red-green yellow-blue color were not found differ between sexes. We also...
Forms of body decoration exist in all human cultures. However, Western societies, women are more likely to engage appearance modification, especially through the use facial cosmetics. How effective cosmetics at altering attractiveness? Previous research has hinted that effect is not large, when compared variation attractiveness observed between individuals due differences identity. In order build a fuller understanding how and identity affect attractiveness, here we examine...
Women wearing cosmetics have been associated with a higher earning potential and status jobs. However, recent literature suggests that can be accrued through two distinct routes: dominance prestige. In experiments, we applied standardized amount of to female faces using computer software. We then asked participants rate without for various traits including attractiveness, dominance, Men women both rated the added as in attractiveness. only while men them follow-up study, investigated whether...
How healthy someone appears has important social consequences. Yet the visual cues that determine perceived health remain poorly understood. Here we report evidence facial contrast-the luminance and color contrast between internal features surrounding skin-is a cue for perception of from face. Facial was measured large sample Caucasian female faces, found to predict ratings health. Most aspects were positively related health, meaning faces with higher appeared healthier. In 2 subsequent...
Objectives To examine contributory factors behind postpartum return-to-running and return to pre-pregnancy running level, in addition risk for running-related stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Methods 881 women completed an online questionnaire. Clinically empirically derived questions were created relating experiences multidisciplinary, biopsychosocial factors. Logistic regression was used determine predictors return-to-running, returning level of SUI. Results Median time first run 12...
The vast majority of women in modern societies use facial cosmetics, which modify cues to attractiveness. However, the size this increase remains unclear—how much more attractive are individuals after an application cosmetics? Here, we utilised a ‘new statistics' approach, calculating effect cosmetics on attractiveness using within-subjects design, and compared with due identity—that is, inherent differences between people. Women were photographed without these images rated for by second...
Objective/Background Insomnia commonly co‐occurs with chronic migraines (CM). Non‐pharmacological treatments for insomnia in CM patients remain understudied. This is a proof‐of‐concept study, which aims to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of digital cognitive behavioral therapy (dCBT‐I) individuals (CM‐I) United States. Methods We recruited 42 females CM‐I symptoms from U.S.‐based observational cohort general population via advertisements. Within multiple...
Which facial characteristics do people rely on when forming personality impressions? Previous research has uncovered an array of features that influence people’s impressions. Even though some (classes of) features, such as resemblances to emotional expressions or width-to-height ratio (fWHR), play a central role in theories social perception, their relative importance impression formation remains unclear. Here, we model faces along wide range theoretically important dimensions and use...
There is growing interest in how data-driven approaches can help understand individual differences face identity processing (FIP). However, researchers employ various FIP tests interchangeably, and it unclear whether these 1) measure the same underlying ability/ies processes (e.g., confirmation of match or elimination match) 2) are reliable, 3) provide consistent performance for individuals across online laboratory. Together factors would influence outcomes analyses. Here, we asked 211...
Pelvic running injuries often require extensive rehabilitation and pelvic girdle pain is a barrier to engagement in population sub-groups, such as perinatal women. However, exploration into how external loading may be altered during limited. This study assessed which biomechanical variables influence changes peak acceleration treadmill running, across various stride frequency conditions. Twelve participants (7 female, 5 male) ran (9 km∙h−1) at their preferred frequency, ± 5% 10% of...
This study aims to explore the relationship between face processing ability and individuals' insight into that ability, with a particular focus on those who 'self-refer' as having recognition difficulties; namely, individuals developmental prosopagnosia (DP). Specifically, examines whether self-referred represent subpopulation elevated levels of their performance compared general population. Using Bayesian hierarchical modelling, we across 'objective' Cambridge Face Memory Test (CFMT)...
Accurate implicit personality trait judgements can be made from faces, but as yet the focus has been on young participants making of faces. The current study sought to explore if similar patterns performance are seen across age range, with both and older adult groups. In addition, we investigated whether associated cognitive, factors including face recognition, emotional expression perception, autism traits, alexithymia traits. Across two experiments explored extent which populations were...
Face familiarity is thought to alter distances between representations in psychological "face space," resulting substantial improvements recognition. However, the underlying changes are not well understood. In Experiment 1 (n = 192), we investigated effect of based on everyday exposure celebrities. Participants judged similarity pairs face photographs, and found that greater increased perceived for two images same person, while decreasing depicting different people. 2 157), was manipulated...
Perceiving facial attractiveness is an important behaviour across psychological science due to these judgments having real-world consequences. However, there little consensus on the measurement of this behaviour, and practices differ widely. Research typically asks participants provide ratings a multitude different response scales, with consideration psychometric properties scales. Here, we make comparisons nine Specifically, analysed binary response, 0–100 scale, visual analogue set Likert...