The moment you smile, even if you’re forcing it, your brain starts releasing a powerful combination of feel-good chemicals including dopamine, endorphins, and serotonin.

Psychology research suggests that the human body, particularly the muscles on our face, plays a key part in the processing of others' emotions. For instance, past findings suggest that when we see ...

If the brain's motor cortex initiates the smile, i.e. if we are consciously willing ourselves to smile, then a slightly different set of facial muscles are activated.

“Use your favourite perfume, soap, aftershave, shower gel each day,” says Dr Lynda Foulder-Hughes, consultant psychotherapist ...

Researchers say the brain cannot distinguish between a genuine and a fake smile. Simply forming a smile-like expression can trigger the release of serotonin, the “happiness hormone ...

If the brain's motor cortex initiates the smile, i.e. if we are consciously willing ourselves to smile, then a slightly different set of facial muscles are activated.