PLoS ONE: Gender Differences in the Motivational Processing of Babies Are Determined by Their Facial Attractiveness

These results indicate that gender differences in the motivational processing of babies include excessive (relative to the esthetic valuation) motivation to extend the viewing time of normal babies by men vs. shortening the exposure to the abnormal babies by women. Such gender-specific incentive sensitization phenomenon may reflect an evolutionary-derived need for diversion of limited resources to the nurturance of healthy offspring.

PLoS ONE: Gender Differences in the Motivational Processing of Babies Are Determined by Their Facial Attractiveness

Ok, this one’s a serious freakshow. I don’t even know what its supposed to mean, lol. Seriously freaky shit… Men look at pretty babies more, and women try to NOT look at ugly babies, like wtf? Weird study, I don’t get it.

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