Smiling
happens without much thought. When you watch a friend do something silly or
embarrassing, you smirk. When a police officer lets you off without a ticket,
you grin. It also happens when you are recognized for your top performance in
academics or at work, you beam. Smiling is a very natural response that shares
our happiness with others.
But did you know that smiling also triggers activity in your brain? Yep, there's a serious mind-body connection there, in your left frontal cortex to be exact, which is not surprisingly, the area of your brain that registers happiness. It is not dependant on things, but the joy you recognise around you.
How often do you smile in a day? Do you smile when you meet new people? When you see your friends or around your co-workers? How about your significant other? Your face has 44 muscles in it that allow you make more than 5,000 different types of expressions, many of which are smiles. It takes more muscles to frown than smile. Let’s pass on this contagious act, SMILE! I just did.
But did you know that smiling also triggers activity in your brain? Yep, there's a serious mind-body connection there, in your left frontal cortex to be exact, which is not surprisingly, the area of your brain that registers happiness. It is not dependant on things, but the joy you recognise around you.
How often do you smile in a day? Do you smile when you meet new people? When you see your friends or around your co-workers? How about your significant other? Your face has 44 muscles in it that allow you make more than 5,000 different types of expressions, many of which are smiles. It takes more muscles to frown than smile. Let’s pass on this contagious act, SMILE! I just did.
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