October 17, 2006

Hereditary facial expressions

Via the BBC and Scientific American and New Scientist. This idea makes sense:
Peleg speculates that genes might influence the muscle and nerve structure in the face. This, in turn, would create biological constraints that make facial expressions more similar among relatives.

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