Short-term changes in asymmetry and hormones in men

Manning, John T.; Gage, Alex R; Diver, M. J.; Scutt, Diane; Fraser, William D.

doi:10.1016/s1090-5138(01)00079-4

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“…According to this hypothesis, human males are the weaker sex, reacting more sensitively to adverse environmental factors during gestation, infancy, childhood and even adolescence and adult life (Cagnacci, Renzi, Arangino, Alessandrini, & Volpe, 2003;Naeye et al, 1971). As pointed out in the introduction, fluctuating asymmetry is also associated with increased health risks and, therefore, a low degree of fluctuating asymmetry has been interpreted as an indicator of attractiveness and reproductive fitness (Little, Apicella, & Marlowe, 2007;Manning, Gage, Diver, Scutt, & Fraser, 2002;Milne et al, 2003;Moller, 1997Moller, , 2006. The observed higher composite fluctuating asymmetry among !Kung San and Kavango males in the present study supports the male disadvantage hypothesis.…”

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“…Only 236 !Kung San and 248 Kavango people were enrolled in the present study. As pointed out in the introduction, fluctuating asymmetry is also associated with increased health risks and, therefore, a low degree of fluctuating asymmetry has been interpreted as an indicator of attractiveness and reproductive fitness (Little, Apicella, & Marlowe, 2007;Manning, Gage, Diver, Scutt, & Fraser, 2002;Milne et al, 2003;Moller, 1997Moller, , 2006. Another shortcoming is the low number of anthropometric features indicating asymmetry patterns.…”

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Directional and fluctuating asymmetry among !Kung San and Kavango people of Northern Namibia: The impact of sex and subsistence patterns

Kirchengast

2016

American J Hum Biol

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Directional and fluctuating asymmetry among !Kung San and Kavango people of Northern Namibia: The impact of sex and subsistence patterns

Kirchengast

2016

American J Hum Biol

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“…Bilateral symmetry in men, for example, is correlated with running speed, resistance to disease and parasites, sperm quality and count, healthy hormonal levels, and mental well-being (Manning & Pickup, 1998; Manning, Scutt, & Lewis- Jones, 1998; Manning, Gage, Diver, Scutt, & Fraser, 2002; Thornhill & Gangstead, 1993). People have an especially strong preference for bilateral symmetry in human faces (Little & Jones, 2003).…”

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Too real for comfort? Uncanny responses to computer generated faces

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Ho³

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Computers in Human Behavior

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As virtual humans approach photorealistic perfection, they risk making real humans uncomfortable. This intriguing phenomenon, known as the uncanny valley, is well known but not well understood. In an effort to demystify the causes of the uncanny valley, this paper proposes several perceptual, cognitive, and social mechanisms that have already helped address riddles like empathy, mate selection, threat avoidance, cognitive dissonance, and psychological defenses. In the four studies described herein, a computer generated human character’s facial proportions, skin texture, and level of detail were varied to examine their effect on perceived eeriness, human likeness, and attractiveness. In Study I, texture photorealism and polygon count increased human likeness. In Study II, texture photorealism heightened the accuracy of human judgments of ideal facial proportions. In Study III, atypical facial proportions were shown to be more disturbing on photorealistic faces than on other faces. In Study IV, a mismatch in the size and texture of the eyes and face was especially prone to make a character eerie. These results contest the depiction of the uncanny valley as a simple relation between comfort level and human likeness. This paper concludes by introducing a set of design principles for bridging the uncanny valley.

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“…As was stated by some authors (Manning et al, 2002) small percentage changes in left or right trait size may result in large percentage changes in asymmetries, so precise and the most suitable method is need to evaluated regional morphological diversification among very specific part of population -athletes.…”

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Dxa as a Tool for the Assessment of Morphological Asymmetry in Athletes

Krzykała¹

2012

Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry

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Short-term changes in asymmetry and hormones in men

Cited by 19 publications

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Directional and fluctuating asymmetry among !Kung San and Kavango people of Northern Namibia: The impact of sex and subsistence patterns

Directional and fluctuating asymmetry among !Kung San and Kavango people of Northern Namibia: The impact of sex and subsistence patterns

Too real for comfort? Uncanny responses to computer generated faces

Dxa as a Tool for the Assessment of Morphological Asymmetry in Athletes

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