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Why do our pupils dilate when we’re aroused? Anatomy experts explain

By Amanda Meyer, Senior Lecturer, Anatomy and Pathology in the College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University
Monika Zimanyi, Associate Professor in Anatomy, James Cook University

In romance novels and online advice columns, enlarged pupils are commonly enlisted as imagery to indicate sexual arousal and attraction. So, what’s the science say?

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