What is beauty?

We all have our conceptions of what beauty really is. Some say that it’s what’s on the inside that counts. Others say it’s a good body. It depends on you, and your culture. Of course everyone has their own idea. Western cultures have different defintions of beauty than Asian cultures. But, is it really up to us that decide? Or is it programmed into our DNA? Whether we like it or not, people always compare how they look to other people. For instance, magazines nowadays only show skinny people. Ask yourself, what really makes them really beautiful? Well, There are certain patterns in the brain that subconsciously decide if you believe something is beautiful or not. Professor Zeki discovered that “to define something as beautiful it must go through the brain’s medial orbital frontal cortex.” On top of that, other studies have shown that a person’s facial symmetry has a lot to do with what we perceive as beautiful. Scientists’ believe that specific proportions are naturally more beautiful. These symmetrical features are signs of genetic quality. In the past, our human ancestors evolved to find mates that would pass along good genes. To find a good mate they would probably pick the prettiest and the fittest. So think about it, what is your perception of beauty?

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/02/health/mental-health/beauty-brain-research/index.html?hpt=he_c1