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Published online 16 June 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.892
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Face it, we're all different
Not everyone has the same muscles for pulling faces.
Maybe we're not all the same under our skin, after all — at least where our faces are concerned. Next time you look at that special someone, it's worth reflecting that their alluring smile could well be down to their uniquely wonky facial muscles.
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Hierarchical muscular representation as it seems, sounds like a plausible strategy to deal with local and global (near or far off) social connections. So, facial muscles also have a power law distribution in terms of usage?(!)
The 5 common subcutaneous muscles are particularly significant in that they represent the human potential for emotional communication between all racial groups despite language and cultural differances.