{"id":20090,"date":"2022-12-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=20090"},"modified":"2022-12-09T11:30:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T10:30:28","slug":"why-can-i-raise-one-eyebrow-and-not-the-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/2022\/12\/05\/why-can-i-raise-one-eyebrow-and-not-the-other\/","title":{"rendered":"Why can I raise one eyebrow and not the other?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Why can I raise one eyebrow and not the other?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

JENNIFER BRUCE, VIA EMAIL<\/p>\n\n

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There isn\u2019t much of a consensus on this. Some people think it\u2019s due to greater muscle dexterity on one side of the face, others say one eyebrow is dominant in the way that one hand is dominant, while others argue that there\u2019s a genetic component to it. It might be a combination of all three of these factors, or perhaps none of them at all \u2013 there\u2019s no definitive answer, unfortunately. However, if it\u2019s a skill you\u2019d like to improve, with a bit of practice, you can apparently learn to raise both eyebrows independently. NM<\/strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n

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