Clin Auton Res. 2006 Feb;16(1):58-60.

Left-right asymmetry of the facial microvascular control.

Benedicic M, Dolenc VV, Stefanovska A, Bosnjak R.

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Dept. of Neurosurgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloska cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. mitja.benedicic@kclj.si

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Facial blood flow and temperature were significantly higher on the right side of the forehead compared to the left. This asymmetry implies that the hemispheric autonomic control of the face differs and could influence the expression of emotion.

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