Face perception is mediated by a distributed neural system in the human brain. Attention,
memory and emotion modulate the neural activation evoked by faces, however the effects of
gender and sexual orientation are currently unknown. To test whether subjects would
respond more to their sexually-preferred faces, we scanned 40 hetero-and homosexual men
and women whilst they assessed facial attractiveness. Behaviorally, regardless of their
gender and sexual orientation, all subjects similarly rated the attractiveness of both male�…