X-Message-Number: 15836 Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2001 08:50:53 -0800 (PST) From: Doug Skrecky <> Subject: mood alteration effects of smiling The following snippet suggests an interesting exercise! ______________________________________________ "Force yourself to give a wide, eye-crinkling grin and you'll activate pleasure centers in your brain, feel better instantly. Not just any smile will do, though, according to a report in Psychological Science. To induce the kind of brain changes that occur during moments of spontaneous joy, you need to involve the muscle that runs from cheekbones to corners of the lips, and muscles that circle each eye. A polite or grin-and-bear-it smile will have no mood-altering effect." Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=15836