Can the face reveal the character? Does face shape predict a killer's base instincts or someone's predisposition to developing a neurological disease? Psychomorphology, considered a pseudoscience, analyzes facial features to define the personality of the individual and even anticipate their behaviors. A real hoax, according to a large study with genetic data from 20,000 Britons.
Researchers identified 76 overlapping genetic locations that shape both our face and brain, but found no evidence that they can predict a person's behavior or risk for a disease such as Alzheimer's. They tell it in 'Nature Genetics'.
The team, led by Peter Claes, from the Catholic University of Leuven… See more