I have read that no other species gets so much information about another member of the species as we get from a face. Facial layout, with two eyes, a nose and a mouth, are the subject that even gets a newborn's attention.
This picture came up on the Windows lockscreen this morning. You can see the hair and the face looking to the left, with ears, eyes, eyebrows, a forehead and more. The scene may be from the coast of Portugal.
We are all automatically conscious of a human face wherever it appears and we automatically evaluate the personality of the "person" with that face, whether or not we can do so accurately or with any true insight.
During this time of coronavirus Covid-19, it is no wonder that we are sensitive about covering part of our face and wearing facial masks, not to mention any effect doing so has on breathing. Along with heartbeat, breathing is our most obvious sign of being alive.
