They say that the eyes never lie. That the eyes tell all. And now, as a result of the emergence of eye-tracking technology, it is possible to tell what the eyes are saying. Tracking eye movements can give us incredible insights into advertising and design – revealing quite a bit about human tendencies.

We’ve chosen some of our favorite pictures below:

Surprisingly, everyone focuses on Scarlett Johansson’s face in this ad.

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People look at the meat first. Then, they notice the label, and then check out the sticker.

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In this picture, people focus most on Jesus and the apostles.

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Here, folks are mostly looking at the price tags.

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Nobody seems to pay much attention to the fancy Porsche. They would rather read the text below it.

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This picture shows the differences between men and women. Men focus more on the woman. Women will actually take some time to read the text.

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Men pay more attention to the baseball player’s groin area. Women, however, don’t seem to look below the belt, focusing more on the face.

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Folks still focus on the face in this picture, despite the unusual extremely long beard.

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This SmartWater ad does quite a decent job at getting people to pay attention to the bottle and not much else.

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People seem to focus mostly on the jewelry.

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This picture tells you everything you need to know about why it is important to sit atop the search engine rankings.

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People totally ignore the banner ads.

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Women focus more on the face.

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Men on the torso.

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Everyone pays more attention to the pictures than the text.

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The men don’t even notice the shoes in this picture. The women do.

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Your eye follows her eye. If her focus is on the product, your focus will be on the product.

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Viewers pay more attention to the female’s face than the male’s.

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Where do folks look at when they see the Vegas strip? Mostly straight ahead and slightly to the left.

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Whatever is slightly left of center gets more attention.

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The Pepsi can is just as eye-catching as the lady’s face

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The fans pay close attention to where the ball is, and the players nearby.

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Surprisingly, most people look at the text to the left.

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Recruiters focus most on the name, dates, education, and position titles.

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Below, you get to see how the eyes follow these three animations:

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