Young adults with higher social anxiety show stronger brain responses when others’ gaze conflicts with their apparent thoughts or feelings, but they were no better at explicitly judging what someone’s gaze meant. They were neither more accurate nor faster than participants with lower social anxiety
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Whatcha lookin' at? Social anxiety heightens brain sensitivity to others' gaze
Ever catch someone looking your way and wonder what they're thinking? For people with social anxiety, that moment may trigger a heightened response in the brain, even though it does not improve their later judgments about what the gaze means.