Overview

• Blushing linked to emotional arousal and attention areas in the brain, not complex social cognition.
• Study involved female adolescents singing karaoke and watching recordings of themselves.
• Increased cerebellum activity found during blushing, highlighting its role in emotional processing.
• Findings suggest blushing is an automatic response to self-relevant stimuli.
• Research opens new avenues for studying self-awareness and social anxiety.