There’s an exciting and at times overwhelming powerful feeling when meeting someone else’s gaze, which, at that moment, establishes an exceptional connection between you and the other. We may be aware of the importance of eye contact in certain social circumstances, but psychologists and neuroscientists have been studying it for decades and their intriguing findings reveal much more about its power. Here you can read about what exactly lies behind the science of meeting another’s gaze and why it gives rise to such powerful emotions in us.
The powerful science behind eye contact
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