Fig. 3

Fixation patterns of patients with BPD and healthy volunteers. Mean fixation duration on the eye (a) or the mouth region (b) relative to the whole face (in %, ± one standard error) of patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and healthy volunteers (CON) in the long condition (5000 ms). The displayed graphs represent the significant group by facial feature by emotional expression interaction, with patients with BPD not modulating their fixation patterns according to the emotion presented like healthy volunteers. Please note that only significant group differences are highlighted; refer to text for further significant effects. ** p < .01