FeaturedPsychology·April 12, 2018·4 min readThe Secret to Being Cool: Try SmilingForget all those pouting celebrities. Researchers say people are perceived to be cooler when they smile.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 4, 2018·3 min readCertain Smiles Aren’t All They Are Cracked Up to BeSmiles can increase, or decrease, physical stress depending on how we perceive them, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 25, 2017·4 min readSmiling Human Faces Are Attractive to Dogs, Thanks to OxytocinA new study reveals oxytocin, a hormone implicated in bonding, may play an important role in social interactions between man and dog.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 28, 2017·5 min readCracking a Smile: Describing Three Smile Types by Muscle MovementResearchers describe the different facial muscle combinations that help make three types of smiles.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 9, 2017·3 min readSmiling During Victory Could Hurt Future Chances of CooperationPeople who smile following a victory can trigger an opponent to act more aggressively, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 9, 2017·2 min readSmile and the World Thinks You’re OlderAccording to researchers, people can perceive you to be up to two years older when they see you smile.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 29, 2015·3 min readSmile and the World Smiles With YouAccording to a new study, smiling changes the way our brains process other people's emotions.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 5, 2013·3 min readIs the Human Brain Capable of Identifying a Fake Smile?Researchers discover how a smile confuses out emotional recognition and can make us perceive a face as happy, even if it is not.Read More