HEMIFACIAL ASYMMETRIES IN AGE PERCEPTION: THE LEFT CHEEK LOOKS OLDER FOR FEMALES, BUT NOT MALES

The left hemiface expresses emotion more intensely than the right. Because emotional expressions contract the facial muscles and wrinkle the skin, theoretically the left hemiface’s greater expressivity should prompt more pronounced expression lines and wrinkles on the left than right side of the face. As wrinkles are the most salient age cue, we investigated whether the left hemiface consequently appears older than the right. Two hundred and...