Diseased or Non-Diseased: Different Framings of the Same Stimuli Induce Different Emotional States and Gazing Patterns

Fitness-relevant information should be monitored, detected, and processed efficiently to maximize adaptive responses. Disgust is believed to be an evolved disease-avoidance adaptation. Our data revealed that framing the exact same stimuli in a disease (vs. non-disease) context lead to higher disgust, higher visual exploration and influenced pupillary responses (eye-tracking data).