emotional icons transcultural
contemplate the face of a baby can do much more than just soften or awakening the maternal instinct. According to research by Wilhelm University of Munster in Germany, faces questioning the reward center of the female brain and trigger feelings of happiness. (Mercury News, 04/06/2009)
is likely that something similar happens to the picture a sick or injured, calling the concern and care. We display is usually self-censored injured in the media, not only to preserve their identity so as to avoid the impression that may occur (especially in his family, if they saw that.)

On the other hand, there are other images that influence other brain areas: those that appeal to erotica, mainly exploited by pornography. Jennifer Lopez