Asymmetry of the Face Translates to Likability

So often we are looking at the movement of the facial muscles, while there can be certain things learned by the measurements of the face. You can correlate this to certain assumptions, such as combining it with data about the ability to tell lies based on attractiveness.

Paul Ekman talks about an associate he had that could tell, from wanted photographs, what type of crime he committed. Could determine which isolated tribe was peaceful and which was violent.

We also know as we grow older our most common emotion becomes painted on our faces, (and the most attractive older Americans have smiles painted on their faces) so we can determine long term base emotions.

Knowing more about the face makes the information more clearer.


The Science:

Symmetry Is Related to Sexual Dimorphism in Faces: Data Across Culture and Species

Many animals both display and assess multiple signals. Two prominently studied traits are symmetry and sexual dimorphism, which, for many animals, are proposed cues to heritable fitness benefits. These traits are associated with other potential benefits, such as fertility. In humans, the face has been extensively studied in terms of attractiveness. Faces have the potential to be advertisements of mate quality and both symmetry and sexual dimorphism have been linked to the attractiveness of human face shape.

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Citation: Little AC, Jones BC, Waitt C, Tiddeman BP, Feinberg DR, et al. (2008) Symmetry Is Related to Sexual Dimorphism in Faces: Data Across Culture and Species. PLoS ONE 3(5): e2106. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002106◦

Asymmetry of the Face Translates to Likability