Men, Do You Have a Symmetrical Face? Then You Are Likely To Remain Mentally Alert in Later Life

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Psychologists found that men with higher levels of facial symmetry – having faces with matching left and right sides – were less prone to mental decline between the ages of 79 and 83.

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh compared reasoning and reaction time test scores with measurements of facial symmetry in 216 men and women studied since 1932.

The results showed that facial symmetry in men, but not women, was linked to the effects of ageing on mental processes.

Examples of men with a high degree of facial symmetry include the actors George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Jude Law.

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August 13, 2009