Face and eye scanning in gorillas (Gorilla gorilla), orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus), and humans (Homo sapiens): Unique eye-viewing patterns in humans among hominids

Because the faces and eyes of primates convey a rich array of social information, the way in which primates view faces and eyes reflects species-specific strategies for facial communication. How are humans and closely related species such as great apes similar and different in their viewing patterns for faces and eyes? Following previous studies comparing […]