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Same-Sex Gaze Attraction Influences Mate-Choice Copying in Humans Jessica L. Yorzinski1,2*, Michael L. Platt2,3 1 Department of Evolution and Ecology, Animal Behavior Graduate Group, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America, 2 Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, 3 Department of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America Abstract Mate-choice copying occurs when animals rely on the mating choices of others to inform their own mating decisions. The proximate mechanisms underlying mate-choice copying remain unknown. To address this question, we tracked the gaze of men and women as they viewed a series of photographs in which a potential mate was pictured beside an opposite-sex partner; the participants then indicated their willingness to engage in a long-term relationship with each potential mate. We found that both men and women expressed more interest in engaging in a relationship with a potential mate if that mate was paired with an attractive partner. Men and women’s attention to partners varied with partner attractiveness and this gaze attraction influenced their subsequent mate choices. These results highlight the prevalence of non-independent mate choice in humans and implicate social attention and reward circuitry in these decisions. Citation: Yorzinski JL, Platt ML (2010) Same-Sex Gaze Attraction Influences Mate-Choice Copying in Humans. PLoS ONE 5(2): e9115. doi:10.1371/ journal.pone.0009115 Editor: David Reby, University of Sussex, United Kingdom Received July 23, 2009; Accepted January 20, 2010; Published February 9, 2010 Copyright: 2010 Yorzinski, Platt. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, whic