A new study describes a novel surgical technique used to treat Moebius syndrome, a rare congenital condition leading to the inability to smile, oral incompetence, and a significant impact on social engagement. The study is ...
Mar 27, 2024
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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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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 ...
Simple computer-based neurocognitive training—using positive words and pictures designed to boost self-worth—prolongs the antidepressant effects of ketamine in people with treatment-resistant depression, University of ...
Sep 21, 2022
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A certain type of smile can help to restore trust in relationships after someone has been uncooperative or untrustworthy, according to new research by Queen's University Belfast.
Sep 2, 2021
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A smile that lifts the cheeks and crinkles the eyes is thought by many to be truly genuine. But new research at Carnegie Mellon University casts doubt on whether this joyful facial expression necessarily tells others how ...
Jan 21, 2021
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The coming of winter means cooler temperatures, shorter days and flu shots. While no one looks forward to a vaccination, a study led by the University of California, Irvine, has found that either a sincere smile or a grimace ...
Dec 2, 2020
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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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Software that purportedly reads emotions in faces is being deployed or tested for a variety of purposes, including surveillance, hiring, clinical diagnosis, and market research. But a new scientific report finds that facial ...
Jul 18, 2019
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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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