The Focus on Neuroscience box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye Contact with Attractive People," described an fMRI study in which participants were scanned while looking at photographs of different faces. What were the results of the study?

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The study found that the ventral striatum, a brain area associated with the expectation of rewards, was activated when participants looked at photographs of attractive people who were making eye contact with the viewer. This suggests that the brain experiences a sense of reward when making eye contact with attractive individuals.

The Focus on Neuroscience Box, "Brain Reward When Making Eye