Please see the link here for an interesting article about beauty and physical attractiveness, from Science News. Here's an interesting quote:
"Eye candy might more appropriately be called brain candy. Seeing a pretty face is like eating a piece of oh-so-sweet chocolate — for the brain, if not for the stomach. In fact, attractive faces activate the same reward circuitry in the brain as food, drugs and money. "
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/39616/title/It%E2%80%99s_written_all_over_your_face
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