Psychology & Psychiatry
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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Psychology & Psychiatry
How many types of smile are there?
In the mid 19th century, French neurologist Guillaume Duchenne wanted to distinguish real smiles from fake. Interested in the response of nerves and muscles to stimulation, he applied electricity to particular parts of faces ...
Jun 12, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
More than lip service to a smile in advertising and marketing
Brands spend millions of dollars endorsing celebrities, including sports and movie stars, and when they get it right, it can be a powerful marketing tool – think Michael Jordan and Nike, George Clooney and Nespresso, or ...
May 29, 2018
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Surgeons transform static 'Mona Lisa' smiles to joyous ones
By modifying a muscle transplant operation, Johns Hopkins surgeons report they are able to restore authentic facial expressions of joy—wide and even smiles—to selected patients with one-sided facial muscle paralysis due ...
Mar 28, 2018
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Certain smiles aren't all they're cracked up to be
Sweaty palms, a racing heart, a faltering voice. Many people find public speaking unpleasant. The mere anticipation of social evaluation increases the activity of almost all body systems related to stress, with particularly ...
Mar 01, 2018
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Happy faces really are healthy faces
For thousands of years, we have been obsessed with having a healthy and attractive facial appearance – by any means necessary. The Egyptians crafted eyeliner from kohl, containing lead (definitely not good for you), and ...
Sep 26, 2017
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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 09, 2017
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Smile and the world thinks you're older: Study
Turn that frown upside-down? Not if you're keen on looking younger, you shouldn't.
May 09, 2017
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