Age, Health, and Attractiveness Perception of Virtual Human Hair

    December 2016 in “ Frontiers in Psychology ”
    Bernhard Fink, Carla Hufschmidt, Thomas Hirn … John Lankhof
    Studysummary In this study, researchers used computer-generated models to demonstrate that subtle changes in hair diameter, density, and style significantly affect perceptions of age, health, and attractiveness.
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