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flag Study finds most people see Mona Lisa as smiling, influenced by context rather than the painting alone.

flag A recent study from the Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Health in Freiburg reveals that most people perceive Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa as smiling. flag Participants in experiments consistently described the painting as "happy/smiling," even when placed next to sadder images. flag This suggests that our perception of the Mona Lisa's expression is influenced by context rather than the painting itself.

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