Psychology & Psychiatry
Study shows that a posed smile can improve mood
When we're happy, we smile. But does it work the other way? Can posing facial muscles in a smile brighten our mood?
Oct 20, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers measure the tickle response in humans and provide a theory on why people cannot tickle themselves
A team of researchers working at Humboldt-Universität in Berlin, has measured several aspects of the tickle response in humans and has developed a theory to explain why humans cannot tickle themselves. In their paper published ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Smiling can trick your mind into being more positive, study finds
From Sinatra to Katy Perry, celebrities have long sung about the power of a smile—how it picks you up, changes your outlook, and generally makes you feel better. But is it all smoke and mirrors, or is there a scientific ...
Aug 12, 2020
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Mona Lisa's smile not genuine, researchers believe
New research has found that the Mona Lisa's famed smile is almost certainly 'forced'—raising the intriguing possibility that Leonardo deliberately portrayed her that way.
Jun 3, 2019
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Say cheese! Why a toothy smile makes it easier for you to be identified
A fulsome smile in a photo makes it easier for people to identify the individual, say researchers at the University of York.
Jun 19, 2018
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Researchers crack the smile, describing three types by muscle movement
The smile may be the most common and flexible expression, used to reveal some emotions, cover others and manage social interactions that have kept communities secure and organized for millennia.
Jul 27, 2017
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Facial models suggest less may be more for a successful smile
Research using computer-animated 3D faces suggests that less is more for a successful smile, according to a study published June 28, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Nathaniel Helwig from the University of Minnesota, ...
Jun 28, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Your smile gives you away
Smile and the whole world smiles with you? Well, not necessarily.
Jun 9, 2017
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Research shows that smiling affects the way our brains process other people's emotions
An international team of researchers have found that when we smile it actually changes the way our brains process other people's emotions.
Jun 29, 2015
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People anticipate others' genuine smiles, but not polite smiles
Smile and the world smiles with you—but new research suggests that not all smiles are created equal. The research shows that people actually anticipate smiles that are genuine but not smiles that are merely polite. The ...
Jun 12, 2013
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