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Study finds most people see Mona Lisa as smiling, influenced by context rather than the painting alone.
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.
Participants in experiments consistently described the painting as "happy/smiling," even when placed next to sadder images.
This suggests that our perception of the Mona Lisa's expression is influenced by context rather than the painting itself.
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El estudio encuentra que la mayoría de la gente ve a Mona Lisa sonriendo, influenciada por el contexto más que por la pintura sola.