Awareness is determined by emotion and gender
bioRxiv Preprint Server February 27, 2024 Ema Jugović, Marta Poyo Solanas, Beatrice De Gelder 2 citations preprint
Threatening body expressions are more easily detected than fearful ones, especially by male participants viewing male stimuli. Awareness of emotional body images depends on the specific emotion expressed, the gender of the person in the image, and the gender of the viewer. Minimal awareness may be linked to emotion-specific features of body images. These findings highlight the role of affective factors in consciousness and the importance of gender differences in emotional processing.