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Physiology & Medicine / Can forcing your cheeks into a smile make you feel happier?
« on: 03/08/2009 09:30:03 »
Michael Cochran asked the Naked Scientists:
Hi Chris,
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I enjoy your 702/Cape Talk programme with Redi.
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I saw on Brainiac a depressed man with a comedian trying to cheer him up. It didn't work and he remained glum.Â
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A pencil was put transversely into his mouth raising his cheeks and he felt much better and enjoyed the comedian's antics.Â
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Apparently the movement caused by the pencil triggered something which made him feel better. Please confirm this as I find it very interesting and so do my fellow inmates in an old age home.
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Kind regards
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Michael Cochran
What do you think?
Hi Chris,
Â
I enjoy your 702/Cape Talk programme with Redi.
Â
I saw on Brainiac a depressed man with a comedian trying to cheer him up. It didn't work and he remained glum.Â
Â
A pencil was put transversely into his mouth raising his cheeks and he felt much better and enjoyed the comedian's antics.Â
Â
Apparently the movement caused by the pencil triggered something which made him feel better. Please confirm this as I find it very interesting and so do my fellow inmates in an old age home.
Â
Kind regards
Â
Michael Cochran
What do you think?