Subconsciously, the visual cortex also comes into play as a process called visual scanning begins, Navarro explains.

The visual cortex’s duty is to interpret to the brain what the eyes see, perNCBI.

This stage is the “comfort zone,” Navarro explains.

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That’s a good way to gauge how well they’re into you or not.

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