ReviewEvolutionary psychology : an international journal of evolutionary approaches to psychology and behavior2010
The role of human body movements in mate selection.
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- Distinct brain oscillatory responses for the perception and identification of one's own body from other's body.Cognitive neurodynamics · 2021Article
- Women Walk in High Heels: Lumbar Curvature, Dynamic Motion Stimuli and Attractiveness.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Motion and Gender-Typing Features Interact in the Perception of Human Bodies.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Article
- Optimal asymmetry and other motion parameters that characterise high-quality female dance.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Joint action aesthetics.PloS one · 2017Article
- What is orgasm? A model of sexual trance and climax via rhythmic entrainment.Socioaffective neuroscience & psychology · 2016Article
- Menstrual cycle effects on attitudes toward romantic kissing.Human nature (Hawthorne, N.Y.) · 2013Article
- Emotion through locomotion: gender impact.PloS one · 2013Article
- Eye of the beholder: Symmetry perception in social judgments based on whole body displays.i-Perception · 2012Article
- Male dance moves that catch a woman's eye.Biology letters · 2011Article
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Abstract
It is common scientific knowledge, that most of what we say within a conversation is not only expressed by the words' meaning alone, but also through our gestures, postures, and body movements. This non-verbal mode is possibly rooted firmly in our human evolutionary heritage, and as such, some scientists argue that it serves as a fundamental assessment and expression tool for our inner qualities. Studies of nonverbal communication have established that a universal, culture-free, non-verbal sign system exists, that is available to all individuals for negotiating social encounters. Thus, it is not only the kind of gestures and expressions humans use in social communication, but also the way these movements are performed, as this seems to convey key information about an individual's quality. Dance, for example, is a special form of movement, which can be observed in human courtship displays. Recent research suggests that people are sensitive to the variation in dance movements, and that dance performance provides information about an individual's mate quality in terms of health and strength. This article reviews the role of body movement in human non-verbal communication, and highlights its significance in human mate preferences in order to promote future work in this research area within the evolutionary psychology framework.
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