Involuntary traitors: how eyes betray our thoughts

Sometimes it is said that the eyes - a mirror of the soul, revealing deep emotions that we want to hide. Although modern science and deny the existence of the soul, it suggests that this old adage is a grain of truth: it turns out, his eyes not only reflect what is going on in your head, but also can affect the way we remember and make decisions. < Website




Our eyes are constantly moving, and although some of these movements, we consciously control, most unconsciously done.
As it is now clear that some of these movements may reveal our thought process. A study published last year showed that pupil dilation is associated with a degree of uncertainty in decision-making: If a person is not sure of his decision, he feels an increased arousal, whereby pupils dilate
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Also, the eyes can give out, how many people put forth.
«When people look at something with what has already seen before, their eyes are often attracted to the previously seen, even if the conscious memories did not survive»
These eye movements can occur subconsciously. «< When people look at something with what has already seen before, their eyes are often attracted to the previously seen, even if not conscious memories preserved <. br> Watch the eyes not long ago, researchers found an unpleasant fact: tracking the direction of gaze can be consciously used to influence the moral side of our decisions
. The researchers asked participants were complex moral questions, such as "may it be justified murder", and shown on-screen computer possible answers ( "sometimes" or "can never"). By removing the answer on which of the test eyes lingered longest, the researchers were able to push the parties to a particular, desired them to an embodiment.

"We did not give them more information, - said neuroscientist Daniel Richardson, lead author of the study, - We just watched closely for their own decision-making processes and interrupt them just at the right moment. We forced them to change their opinion properly capture the moment decision
solutions. »
<« Good seller is able to determine the exact moment when you hesitate, trying to make a decision, and the time to offer you a discount »
you a discount. " The ubiquity of tracking view applications for smart phones and other portable devices increases the possibility of remote influence on the decision-making process. "If you make a purchase online, they are able to influence your decision by offering free delivery at a time when your mind lingers on a particular commodity».

< In this way, eye movement can reflect and affect memory and decision making, and give our thoughts and desires
"His eyes - how the windows in our thought processes, and we are not able to assess how much information can be obtained from them, - says Richardson. - They can tell about a person, even then, what he does not want to admit to himself, such as implicit racial or other bias. Track view, from the point of view of high technology, it may be useful, but it can deal with not only inzherenry and psychologists, but also

crooks. " via www.bbc.com/future/story/20150521-how-the-eyes-betray-your-thoughts?ocid=global_future_rss