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 ...

As you go through your day, you might offer some fake smiles for a variety of reasons, such as to seem polite to come across as confident. But faking it can backfire. The Duchenne smile ...

Skye shows how losing yourself to please others is harmful. You can’t always fake a smile to survive. Sometimes you need to tear down the smile and bare the true self. Skye having to fake a ...

According to a meta-review of dozens of studies conducted by researchers at Penn State, smiling — even if it’s a fake smile or even if it’s forced — reduces stress, increases happiness ...

This experiment is designed to test whether you can spot the difference between a fake smile and a real one It has 20 questions and should take you 10 minutes It is based on research by Professor ...

Here’s how it works. When you're feeling down and don't have time for your typical pick-me-ups, you may follow the classic advice to fake a smile to trick yourself into happiness. But can ...